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Jesus Cats & GG Severs: Moving Mountains!
February 3, 2023
By Jim Muir She’s a 75-year-old bible-quoting great-grandmother that says what she means and means what she says. She’s a Jesus-loving role-model to countless young people who think she’s a super-hero and while there is no cape visible when you meet her, you realize there has to be one somewhere. She has big ideas and […]
Illinois GOP lobbies to be a part of the state budget process
February 3, 2023
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans are calling for more transparency and oversight in the state’s budgeting process.
DeVore: Gun-ban lawsuits revving up with subpoenas for Pritzker, Welch, Harmon, others
February 3, 2023
(The Center Square) – With the state of Illinois again restrained from enforcing a gun ban against plaintiffs in a second state-level challenge, the attorney who brought the case says he’s seeking subpoenas for those who passed the measure.
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Opinion: Biden’s open border will cost Democrats in 2024
February 1, 2023 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment
Dozens of asylum-seekers, all in the country illegally, are complaining that New York City wants to move them from their current housing in a three-star Manhattan hotel to a less cushy site in Brooklyn. They are protesting what they call “discrimination against immigrants” and refusing to budge, loathe to leave their mini-bars and en suite bathrooms.
Jenetta C. Trussell – Christopher, IL
August 26, 2019 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment
Jenetta C. Trussell, 70, of Christopher, passed away at 11:41 a.m., on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Herrin Hospital, Herrin, IL.

<strong>Melody Lynn Hays-Christopher, IL</strong>
February 5, 2023 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment
Melody Lynn Hays, 64, of Christopher, passed away on Friday February 3, 2023 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
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Tom Brady announces retirement: Patriots, Buccaneers legend walks away after 23 seasons in the NFL
Tom Brady is calling it a career once again. This time around, it does seem as if this is the last we’ll see of the seven-time Super Bowl champion. Brady proclaimed that he’ll be stepping away from the game after 23 seasons on Wednesday a few weeks following Tampa Bay’s playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys to wrap up Super Wild Card Weekend.
Bold predictions for 2023 NFL conference title games: Eagles air it out, torch No. 1 ‘D’; Burrow, Chase go off
We’re now into the NFL final four, and by the end of this weekend we’ll know what the Super Bowl LVII matchup in Arizona will be.We’re now into the NFL final four, and by the end of this weekend we’ll know what the Super Bowl LVII matchup in Arizona will be.
Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer, who called 34 Final Fours, dies at 82
January 27, 2023
Longtime college basketball analyst Billy Packer has died, his family announced Thursday night. Packer, 82, spent 34 years on Final Four broadcast teams, 27 of them with CBS as its Emmy award-winning college basketball analyst before his last Final Four in 2008.
Salukis Picked for ESPNU Telecast February 11 at Drake
January 27, 2023
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois men’s basketball program will play in front of a national television audience for the fourth time this season with ESPNU picking up the Drake and SIU game on February 11 in Des Moines. The game will tip off at 1 p.m. CT inside the Knapp Center.
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Paul Simon Institute explores social media’s role in politics and ne
January 27, 2023
Social media has significantly changed politics and journalism, says an analyst from the University of North Carolina
Du Quoin man sentenced to four years in prison for sexual abuse
January 27, 2023
Larry Vancil, 74, of Du Quoin, was sentenced by Perry County Circuit Court Judge James W. Campanella on Wednesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony.
Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs
January 27, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives has asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents to recheck their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had such documents in their possession.
DA: 5 Memphis cops ‘all responsible’ for Tyre Nichols’ death
January 27, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five fired Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop.
5 Memphis cops charged with murder in Tyre Nichols’ death
January 26, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. (AP) — Five former Memphis Police Department officers have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop, records showed Thursday.
Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
January 26, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Across the country, there’s a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping.