Editorial

Kids sitting in grass

Let’s take care of our youth

Watching the news, seeing the chaos on college campuses, so much unrest in the Middle East, politicians proving again and again they can’t be trusted......what’s going on? Where are we headed. Who or what is stoking the fire? 

Many questions, very few answers.

We are surrounded by so much that is wrong and it’s affecting all of us. But in the midst of all that is happening, we fail to see how it affects our most important treasure---our youth. And there is no way we can shield them from all of this.

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Our hearts ache

The horrible crash on Monday of a Rushville/Industry school bus and semi-truck has not only shook up Schuyler County, but all of the surrounding area, including Cass County.

While we may never know what happened, we know the Illinois State Police, Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department, Rushville Police and other law enforcement agencies will do a thorough investigation to piece together this horrific nightmare.

Shirley J. Unger

This tragedy affects all of us

While the Christmas season is a joyous time for many, it’s also a stressful and sad time for those who have had a life changing event or have lost a loved one.

In our wildest imagination, a mass shooting in our small county of 12,657 would be the last thing to cross our minds, but here we are. Four people died of gunshot wounds and one remains hospitalized. One of those four was the suspected shooter.

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Honor our Veterans today and everyday

This Saturday, November 11, is Veterans Day, a day that we take pause and thank those who served our country to help make it not only a free country, but the greatest nation on  earth. 

    Many wars have been fought on this land and lands abroad by men and women who risked their lives for us, and yes, some gave the ultimate sacrifice, their lives.

We need to right the ship!

As Americans watch their favorite national news station, we can all agree that our country is a mess. We can’t blame it all on the Republicans or the Democrats. Every voting member of this nation has had a hand in this disaster. We are all caught with our hands in the cookie jar.

Pointing our finger is so easy and very unproductive. We’ve whined and complained for the last several years about what needs to be done and how it should be done.

Never forget the lessons of our past

It’s been a few days since Monday, Sept. 11, the attack on the World Trade Center, the Twin Towers. I wonder.......

Have we learned anything?

On that date in 2001, life seemed to be normal as usual. People were going to work, children were going to school, some were struggling with finances, depression, medical news, and at the same time celebrating weddings, births, promotions and other everyday circumstances. It was just an ordinary Tuesday. Or so we thought.

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Newspaper raid outrages many

By Sally Lael
In today’s issue we are running a Letter to the Editor from Don Craven, President and CEO of the Illinois Press Association. The purpose of Craven’s letter is in response to the raid on the Marion, KS newspaper on August 11. Population of Marion is 1,900.
According to several different news sources, the Marion Police Department raided the newspaper...

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