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By Roy Roberts It’s been fifty years since an article I found recently was published in The Illinoian-Star on October 26, 1972. The article brought… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts I’m still going through boxes with old memoirs, and I found one which was a letter from my mother to her sister,… Login to continue reading Login…
Star-Gazette columnist celebrates 101st birthday
By Jaime Chapman Roy C. Roberts celebrated his 101th birthday on February 1, 2023. Roy was born and lived most of his life in Beardstown.… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts John B. Looman was born in 1842 and immigrated to America from Holland with his parents in 1846 at the age of… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts I’ve chosen to use this column during the winter, and boy, winter is here! During the winter, bald eagles flew along the… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts As I continue to go through files of clippings or stories that I have saved, I came across an article from The… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts Not many in Beardstown can enjoy the weather with a temperature of 50-61 degrees and still remember a little more than a… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts Now that 2022 is coming to an end, in looking back, life began to feel somewhat “normal” again. Kids were attending school,… Login to continue reading Login…
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By Roy Roberts Mr. Bill Flick, a good friend of mine, has been a reporter for a newspaper for over 40 years. He writes a… Login to continue reading Login…
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Roy Roberts I have had a problem for a while. That is, going to sleep when I am entirely worn out. I mentioned this… Login to continue reading Login…