Vol. 48, No. 27
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise 2023
A call for help
New 988 hotline has expanded mental health services
By Dean Olsen
Taking time off
General Assembly passes bill requiring employers to offer paid leave
Shouting your message
Springfield native and professional artist to paint mural on east side
By Scott Reeder
Demand exceeds supply for Illinois EVs
State and federal rebates are snapped up quickly
By Don Howard
DCFS, director face federal lawsuit filed on behalf of jailed wards
Suit claims department held the children past release dates
By Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois
Sheriffs get pushback for claiming they won't enforce new law
Editors note 1/19/23
By Fletcher Farrar
Earl Moore Jr.
The tragic death of Earl Moore Jr., and the erosion of trust
By SIU Medicine
Statement on the murder of Earl Lynne Moore Jr.
By Springfield Coalition on Dismantling Racism
War doesn't work well. Here's a strategy for peace.
Letters to the editor 1/19/23
By Letters to the Editor
Choosing which laws to enforce
When the clock strikes four, everything stops for tea
By Peter Glatz
Maintain a healthy lifestyle all winter
By Elizabeth Watson
Journaling for mental health
Find what supports or diminishes you
By Carey Smith
Use your pantry for winter skin care
By Ashley Meyer
Live your resolutions
Celebrate the little victories along the way
By Holly Whisler
Beginning a yoga practice
By Pamela Savage
Plane absurd but fun, Brendan Fraser shines in The Whale, but Nicolas Cage sleepwalks through The Old Way
By Chuck Koplinski
Tom Sawyer Poem
By Jacqueline Jackson
Molly Schlich International & Independent Film Series
By Stacie Lewis
January-ness music
By Tom Irwin
Blended & Blessed Conference
@ Calvary Church Hazel Dell Campus
Sat., April 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Attorney trio in trouble
Farmers want the right to fix their tractors
By Jennifer Bamberg, Investigate Midwest
City weighs whether to regulate "backyard breeders"
A new direction
