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When I was a little girl, my brothers and I looked forward to Halloween night with an excitement that made October seem magical. We whispered and giggled our costume ideas to our friends for weeks before the Big Night, trying them on for “scare value” in our imaginations.

The Collectors of Illinois Pottery and Stoneware convention is over for another year. It was our 40th convention. For several years we moved it around the state then a few years ago we settled…

The following short story was written by one of my creative writing students, Ron Hawn, who lives near Marshalltown, Iowa. I thought Ron's story too well written and cute to not share.

The following is a summary of, and excerpts from, the pre-sentencing report on convicted criminal Donald J. Trump that was submitted to the Manhattan District Commissioner of Probation and Jus…

Just so you know, letters about good things being done is something I would love to see from people in our area. People could write a personal thank you about someone helping charge a car batt…

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