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The 21st Money Newsletter

Crypto News, Analysis, Forecasts, ICOs and Events for the week ending 9/21/2018   Crypto News & Analysis   The government of Switzerland has announced that it plans to tokenize their national currency, the Swiss Franc. A cryptocurrency that is backed by a fiat currency is referred to as a stablecoin. The perception is that a tokenized fiat currency is less volatile in price swings than its purely digital counterpart. The stablecoin proposed by Switzerland will not be the first of […]

todaySeptember 22, 2018 44

guitar

Business & Lifestyle

Rare Buddy Holly guitar signed by music icons up for auction

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- The stunning guitar is “its own Rock N' Roll museum,” boasts the Heritage Auctions website. The rare acoustic guitar is handcrafted in the same design as Buddy Holly’s Gibson J-45, which he used to compose many of his best-known songs. But that’s not the only reason that makes this sunburst guitar so special. Scrawled in silver paint on the body of the “Buddy Holly Limited Edition” acoustic guitar are dozens of signatures from some of music’s best-known icons, […]

todayAugust 21, 2018 43

freedom of the press

Columnists

EDITORIAL: Government needs re-education on the freedom of the press

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- It seems everywhere I turn around, government as a whole have tried repeatedly to interfere and infringe on the Constitutional rights of a free press. Governments are not fulfilling FOIA requests. They are also withholding pertinent information from meetings, a clear sign of internal corruption and/or incompetent politicians. The press corps are the Fourth Estate, essentially the fourth branch of government. We are essentially the governmental watchdogs for the people, holding politicians accountable and governmental bodies accountable […]

todayAugust 19, 2018 101

Columnists

Rix Quinn’s Minute Story: Charles Perrault

We'd like to recognize Charles Perrault, who preserved the folk tales of “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Sleeping Beauty” and many more. We’d bake a cake in his honor, but since he was born in 1628, he’s 375 now. Few folks that age can blow out the candles. Perrault painstakingly transcribed centuries-old stories that taught important lessons like bravery, honesty, and witch avoidance. Before Perrault committed them to paper, folk tales passed orally from one generation to the next. As you […]

todayAugust 18, 2018 44

Business & Lifestyle

New broadcast signal for WTIM goes live

SULLIVAN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- NewsTalk WTIM went live on their new FM signal at 107.7 FM in the city of Sullivan, according to a press release made available yesterday. As previously covered, the Miller Media Group enacted plans to expand their coverage area to Moultrie County and cited a completion point during the summer following approval of a broadcast license from the Federal Communications Commission. The expansion brings the station's news, agriculture and talk programming to Moultrie County, with the […]

todayAugust 16, 2018 96

Cardinals Rally Cat

Entertainment

Remember the Cardinals rally cat? A second bobblehead is out

ST. LOUIS/MILWAUKEE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- One year ago today, a kitten ran into the outfield area at Busch Stadium and following the capture of the cat by a grounds crew member, catcher Yadier Molina hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning from a pitch from the Kansas City Royals' Peter Moylan. Upon this anniversary, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has released an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead featuring the brave rally cat in […]

todayAugust 9, 2018 40

Chicagoland Region

Libertarian slate invited to Chicago Tribune endorsement interviews

BLOOMINGTON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- For the first time ever, an entire Libertarian slate has been invited to participate in endorsement interviews with Illinois' largest newspaper. Each of the six statewide candidates were offered invitations by the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board for interviews related to their races. These interviews held the editorial board decide who to endorse in November's general election. Lex Green, 2010 gubernatorial nominee and immediate past chairman of the Libertarian Party of Illinois, participated in the interview. Comptroller […]

todayJuly 22, 2018 43

Business & Lifestyle

McMahon set to spend $500 million in XFL revival

STAMFORD, Conn. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) chairman Vince McMahon is stating that he plans to spend $500 million over the first three seasons of the revived XFL. McMahon announced the return of the XFL on January 25 that he was planning to revive the league with a target relaunch date in 2020. The first incarnation of the league started in 1999 with their only live broadcast season being in 2001 as a joint venture between WWE (then […]

todayJuly 4, 2018 83

Business & Lifestyle

COMMENTARY: Bank of Springfield Center and SMEAA — a massive drain on taxpayers

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Policy Institute published a story Tuesday regarding the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority (SMEAA) and the damning debt that Springfield taxpayers are on the hook for against their own will. Please note that I may be linking to some of IPI's articles in this commentary. Springfield-area residents often see as many as ten different governmental taxing bodies on their property tax bills each year, most of which include SMEAA. While being furthest from being […]

todayJune 27, 2018 90

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