VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s body is lying in state as thousands of people have lined up across St. Peter’s Square hours before dawn to pay their respects. The doors of St. Peter’s Basilica opened for viewing by the public at just past 9 a.m. local time (3 a.m. EST) Monday when the first faithful entered.
College basketball rankings: Undefeated Purdue solidifies hold on No. 1 in Top 25 And 1
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
As I explained on Sunday night’s episode of the Eye On College Basketball podcast, Purdue should be this season’s first unanimous No. 1 when the Associated Press Top 25 poll updates Monday because the Boilermakers are the only undefeated team with more than one Quadrant 1 win — and they have four Quadrant 1 wins. Only one-loss Arizona has more with five.
Chicago sees dip in homicides after spikes during pandemic and unrest over policing
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
CHICAGO — After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago has begun to see a decline in homicides, as the Chicago Police Department works to correct crime trends to levels before the coronavirus and turmoil over the killing of George Floyd took hold.
MLB trade candidates: Five teams, including Cardinals and Rangers, with intriguing players to swap
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
When it comes to the trades made among Major League Baseball’s 30 franchises, the most fascinating entail clubs exchanging players from positions of strength. Consider, as an example, the recent three-player swap that sent outfielder Daulton Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for catcher Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. The Diamondbacks had too many talented outfielders, the Blue Jays too many talented catchers. So, what did they do? They solved each other’s logjams.
Editorial: 2022 was the year of living nervously By The Editorial Board
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Now that we’ve said farewell to 2022, it is not hard to see the past year as a snapshot of a historic period of great change. But a change from what to what?
Biden’s border crisis: Our immigration courts have a 2,023,441 case backlog and it’s more than we can handle
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
The Border Patrol had more than 2.2 million encounters with illegal crossers between ports of entry on the Southwest border in fiscal 2022.
In 2023, we cannot tolerate intimidation of our judiciary
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
In 2022, a California resident was arrested in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland neighborhood after transporting weapons across state lines to allegedly assassinate him.
Here’s a link to the story.
Amtrak has big increase in ridership but still not back to pre-pandemic levels
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
(The Center Square) – Amtrak saw a big increase in ridership in fiscal year 2022 but is still at 72% of its peak pre-pandemic levels, according to data the transit company released.
Daily Hope: Trust Jesus One Day at a Time
January 3, 2023 By Leave a Comment
There are two days you should never worry about: yesterday and tomorrow.
Jesus said, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34 NCV).
Robert Wayne Szczeblewski – Mulkeytown, IL
January 2, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Robert Wayne Szczeblewski, 73, of Mulkeytown, passed away on December 31, 2022, at his residence.
He was born on July 25, 1949, to Steve and Velma (Haycraft) Szczeblewski in DuQuoin, IL. Robert served in the United States Army in Vietnam. He was a retired Coal Miner. On July 3, 1975, he married Brenda Shobe.
Robert enjoyed farming and spending time with his family.
Robert is survived by his children, Kevin Lee Szczeblewski of Mulkeytown, IL, and Brandy Waligorski and husband Jerry of Mulkeytown, IL; three grandchildren, Madison, Shi Anne & Saylor; and one brother, Charles Szczeblewski.
Robert is proceeded in death by his parents; Steve and Velma Szczeblewski; wife, Brenda Szczeblewski; son, Josh Szczeblewski; and one brother, Richard Szczeblewski.
Per Robert’s wishes cremation was held and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Pate Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., Benton, IL.
Online condolences can be given at www.patefh.com.
