With eyes wide open, I traveled to the District of Columbia during inauguration weekend hoping to experience what our country has to offer. I never was patriotic or felt like I could identify with other Americans. So celebrating America was something I was hesitant to be a part of but my thoughts would later change. […]
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They saw him standing here
The 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first visit to America will be commemorated in February 2014. The Liverpool lads, shortly after their single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” reached the top of the Billboard charts in the U.S., arrived on American soil on Feb. 7, 1964, and stayed until Feb. 21, playing such venues […]
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This doctor prescribes fitness
Brian Moore of Springfield is not your typical doctor. Instead of relying solely on medicine, he believes in being physically fit, and teaching patients that fitness is key to health. At age 54, he is the father of two, co-chair of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine pathology department and a doctor at Memorial […]
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No joking matter
A Springfield man has sued officers from Springfield and Jerome, claiming that police used excessive force while arresting him a year ago. A police microphone captures officers Michael Brown and Chance Warnisher of the Springfield Police Department and Steven Stirmell, then an officer with the Village of Jerome, in a jovial mood immediately following the […]
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A PRANK AND A CRANK
Sangamon County prosecutors are mulling whether to file charges against nine former Sacred Heart-Griffin students who filled thousands of paper cups with water and placed them on the floor of a school commons area last May. Those responsible for the senior prank were quickly identified – word soon spread (wonder how that happened) – and […]
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Gambling could pay for road repairs
Springfield could raise money for infrastructure improvements from video gambling if the city council approves a measure introduced last week. Springfield mayor Michael Houston introduced a proposal to allow video gambling in Springfield, incorporating a 2009 state law that legalizes video gambling terminals in bars, hotels, banquet halls and other facilities. The state law and […]
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Federal auditors visit Jerome
U.S. Department of Justice auditors spent two days in Jerome last week reviewing how the village has handled federal Drug Enforcement Administration grants. The auditors declined to identify themselves. “I’m not at liberty to say,” one of the two auditors told a reporter who asked what agency employed him. However, several sources, including Mayor Harry […]
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Julianne Glatz talking Horseshoes on Chicago TV
Catherine Lambrecht, Vice President of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance and Julianne Glatz, food writer from Illinois Times, on Chicago TV’s ABC7 talking about the “Road Food” event and demonstrating how to make Springfield’s signature “Horseshoe Sandwich.” [See “What happened to horseshoes?” by Julianne Glatz, posted Feb. 2.] Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite […]
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The ballad of Tom Irwin
To call Tom Irwin a fixture on the Springfield music scene would be something of an understatement. Beginning in the mid-1970s as a bass player and eventual frontman for various local rock bands, straight through to his present status as an accomplished songwriter and bandleader, Irwin has been a popular draw in local clubs since […]
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Career center gets a teaching windmill
Students at the Capital Area Career Center now have a new opportunity to learn about wind technology, thanks to a new wind turbine erected on Friday, Jan. 6. Jim Gain, CACC’s electrical/HVAC instructor, said that he became inspired to get the students of CACC involved in putting up a wind turbine after seeing them during […]
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Concussion? Go to the bench.
It was a typical evening of basketball practice in 1997 and a young A.D. Carson wanted nothing more than to be in the game. However, another player had just accidentally stepped on his head, and Carson felt pressured by his coach to stay in play, rather than go to the bench. Even though he wasn’t […]
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Return to Emiquon
The shallow lakes and swamps are glorious in their season with the American lotus and the white water lily. Waterfowl abound, and fish lie in the shallows, basking in the summer sun. –Stephen Forbes, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1896 In 2000, The Nature Conservancy purchased 7,100 acres of farmland approximately 55 miles northwest of Springfield […]
