My firm belief is the internet can change the world by making us all realize our similarities are far greater than our differences.
From a smattering of classrooms across Mattoon to the expansive institution it is today, Lake Land College has grown like gangbusters in its 50-year history.
Parents of grown children, please sit down with a sobering cup of black coffee. I have some harsh news for you. Your kids don’t want your stuff. Don’t take it personally. It’s not that they don’t love you. They don’t love your furniture.
We tend to think of hydrangeas as one big group, but in actuality there is quite a bit of diversity among hydrangeas.
He likes polished chrome. I like distressed wood. He likes leather. I like linen. He likes bold. I like subtle. And so, as DC and I began picking art for our new blended home (and negotiating what of each other’s we would keep), it got, umm, interesting.
Even though spring officially began in March, the month of April normally starts the gardening season for us here in Central Illinois.
Money makes the world go around, so they say. But really, if you think about it, creativity is what makes money go around. World commerce would stagnate if we all didn’t keep chasing new stuff.
Mattoon city officials are wise to consider the cost of “kicking the can down the road.”
From a smattering of classrooms across Mattoon to the expansive institution it is today, Lake Land College has grown like gangbusters in its 50-year history.
The following editorial represents the collective opinion of editorial boards of the following papers owned by Lee Enterprises: The Pantagraph; Herald & Review, Decatur; The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale; Quad-City Times; and Journal-Gazette & Times-Courier, Mattoon.
The cold of winter is a great time to think of some of the good work that is done in our communities.
Shame on the Coles County officials who allowed 16 years to pass without regular property assessments.
We have high expectations for the new year as it peeks over the horizon, and we're hopeful that Coles County and the surrounding area has a booming 2017.
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