Looking Back
By Leigh Morris Regular readers know the importance of accurate American history. The movement away from seriousness is exemplified by the once prestigious New York… Login to continue reading Login…
Opinion
Trivia Too
Roy Roberts It’s graduation time again when not only do tiny tots graduate from preschool to kindergarten wearing a cap and gown, but all the… Login to continue reading Login…
Looking Back
By Leigh Morris It was 1892. Grover Cleveland was elected to his second presidential term, the only president to have non-consecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897).… Login to continue reading Login…
Focus on Faith
By Pastor Jarrett Wells Beardstown United Methodist Church Frank Sinatra sang it in the 1960s and it can be said with a confident hope in… Login to continue reading Login…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, On Sunday May 15 I saw a child tending to an animal laying on the ground in the 700 block of south Church… Login to continue reading Login…
Trivia Too
Roy Roberts For those who have been watching American Idol, you know that Leah Marlene is from Normal, IL, and the celebrations just down the… Login to continue reading Login…
Looking Back
By Leigh Morris History is more than the distant past. It is everything that has happened. And whether long ago or a few years past,… Login to continue reading Login…
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, The taxpayers of Cass County deserve to know the truth about the negative impact that the proposed wind farm will have on the… Login to continue reading Login…
Trivia Too
By Roy Roberts In my “Life of Thomas Beard” book, I mention Abraham Lincoln a half a dozen times and his visits to Beardstown. I… Login to continue reading Login…
Looking Back
By Leigh Morris Over the years, a number of men have been given the title “Father of Baseball,” most notable Abner Doubleday. But let’s begin… Login to continue reading Login…