Everybody plays

Thousands take the field for youth soccer

By DiAnne Crown

With the end of summer come the beginning of a new school year, the harvest and the start of an area tradition that draws thousands of children away from their video games and outside onto the mown gr

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Feature | Wednesday, April 8,2009

Rent or buy, new or used?

How to invest in a good instrument... and make the most of your investment

By DiAnne Crown

It will soon be time for fifth graders’ families to sign up for middle school band, and families who have arranged for their own instruments, whether by renting or purchasing, will h

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Feature | Wednesday, April 8,2009

School band blues

The decline of instrumental music instruction in Springfield schools

By DiAnne Crown

In Springfield’s rich band music history, instruction began in elementary school. By middle school, concert bands performed intermediate literature and pep bands played at sporting