Snow Geese on Lake Springfield Thousands of wings in flight Hover, flutter, clutter Witness to an unprecedented sight Going north for summer —Linda S. Anderson Local poets were writing about contemporary events in the Sangamo Journal as early as the 1830s. People’s Poetry wants you to share your thoughts on what’s happening in Springfield todayÑin […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 5-8-03
Collected Stones And so it’s the end; it was all Or nothing and now It’s the end. Every good thing Dies, so it may live again and Now it’s the end of my Passionate friend—collected stones From the ancient river hold Secrets of time forgotten On their journey to the sea. Time to move—to stay […]
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Rustic retreat
Pat Adamski once dreamed of operating a quaint tearoom in the woods. After living in Israel for more than two decades–leading an adventuresome life as an archeologist–she was ready to return to central Illinois and settle in the peaceful countryside. She didn’t quite find her tearoom in the woods, but she came close. For the […]
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Electric shock
Long plagued by malfunctions, fines, and shutdowns, the Clinton Nuclear Power Plant petitioned the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission last year to increase its generating capacity by 20 percent. But more surprising, its owners have asked the NRC to approve plans to build a new advanced reactor at the site, which is located about 45 miles […]
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The mystery of the street corner spy
Every Saturday for the last few months, Pax Christi Springfield–the local chapter of a national Catholic group–has been holding a noontime “peace vigil” in front of the Illinois State Capitol. Organizer Diane Hughes says these vigils have been held “in solidarity” with antiwar demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and around the world. Hughes had already secured […]
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Your Turn 3-20-03
Correction In last week’s cover story [“Why Andy Won’t Die”], I should have said only one of Andy Sallenger’s surviving siblings now has a substance abuse problem. That sibling is in treatment to resolve the problem. Dusty Rhodes Would a draft have stopped the Iraq war? To the editor: A letter [March 13] argues against […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 3-20-03
Choices abound in American daily life As a matter of not only our legacy But as a sacrament of our freedom worship Ill winds are swirling in the country Because such worship liturgy Lacks sufficient humility There is wreckage in the country Strewn from the ill winds of hubris Surely our gods must often rue […]
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Your Turn 5-1-03
Which came first? Jesus or the Easter egg? To the editor: Pete Sherman closed your last issue’s article about Easter and the symbols that surround it [“Splitting hares,” April 17] with an observation that doesn’t withstand a casual examination. He said that it is “no accident that Christian holy days fall on other holidays. The […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 5-1-03
To the Persian Cat . . . Make Much of Time Caught in the August moonlight spangling the porch My elder feline brings to mind that line Of Byron’s: walk like the night or choose to perch In imitation of the jays you find Fearing you from afar, though absent cause No claws, few teeth […]
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Movie Review – View From the Top, Boat Trip
View From the Top That Donna Jensen (Gwyneth Paltrow), you’ve got to admit, she sure knows how to aim high. She longs to see the world and thinks that the only way to do it is to become a stewardess. Of course, anything would be an improvement after growing up in a trailer in Arizona […]
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Bards of the Sangamo 3-27-03
Looking at an Open Closet Door Sitting in her sweater, in a purple crochet coin purse, my grandmother’s rosary rests. Inside the pocket, tiny pearl blessings, counted on, worn by years of faithful fingers. –Nicole Mackey Local poets were writing about contemporary events in the Sangamo Journal as early as the 1830s. People’s Poetry […]
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Your Turn… 4-24-03
A patriot acts . . . To the editor. I just finished perusing the April 17-23 copy of the Illinois Times and found not one positive word about what our brave troops accomplished in Iraq. Considering what they have just done, I found it shameful that your paper ignored them. The only words in your […]
