Her voice halted me in my tracks. Right in front of the Montvale Schnucks’ newly renovated and expanded specialty cheese display, I quit pushing my cart. Shamelessly eavesdropping, I cast periodic surreptitious glances toward the speaker behind the counter. “This is Raclette. It’s from Switzerland and ….” A young Schnucks staffer was showing a piece […]
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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A journey in genders
Tall and thin with long blonde hair, trim eyebrows and manicured fingernails, Shayla Thomas feels feminine. Given a passing glance, the Springfield resident, engineer, parent, two-time divorcee and friend, might look it too. But give her a closer look, and her face and body give away the fact that Shayla, according to genetics, is a […]
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Peace builder
Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, talks at Laurel United Methodist Church on Sunday, Sept. 18. This is a September Days of Compassion Event and is sponsored by Laurel Peacemakers. Like his grandfather, Rajmohan Gandhi is and has been engaged in efforts against corruption and inequalities. He is research professor at the Center for South […]
