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Should You Even Vote? Not Necessarily. Illinois voting election
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KNAPP: Should you even vote?

The rhetorical response: not necessarily

As I write this, we’re 47 days away from the November 8 general election. Voters will elect candidates to all 435 U.S. House seats, 35 U.S. Senate seats, and other offices that vary from state to state. As close as that sounds, in some places, it’s even closer. “Early voting” begins 46 days before Election Day in Minnesota and South Dakota, 45 days early in Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming, and 40 days early in Illinois and Michigan. There are shorter […]

todaySeptember 22, 2022 9

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FACTS FOR FAMILIES: Monarch butterflies, milkweed, and mowing

Most people that know me know that I am very passionate about protecting monarch butterflies.  Their numbers have been rapidly declining each year, primarily due to loss of habitat. So recently when I turned onto the country road leading to my house and saw that the ditches that had been full of milkweed were completely mowed down, I thought it would be appropriate to republish this article from 2018. I do my best to encourage people to plant milkweed seeds, […]

todaySeptember 5, 2022 21

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QUINN: My favorite meal – pizza

Here’s a great question from a Texas reader: “Why is the pizza round, the box square, and the slices cut into triangles?” This is a complicated question for me. In school, I had so much trouble with geometry they put me in a simpler class called “Meet Mr. Number Guy.” So, I asked several people about this, and here’s what they told me. (What they didn’t tell me, I made up.) First is the square box. These are easier and […]

todaySeptember 2, 2022 33

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QUINN: Candy – A sweet history

My friend Debi asks, “Why do they call the little candy ‘fun sizes?’ Wouldn’t it be more fun to eat a big one?” Wow, Debi, what a flavorful question. Let me chew on that a little with my sweet tooth. Candy has been around throughout recorded history. Actually, ancient civilizations prized it even before they made recordings. The earliest sweets were likely those made of candied nuts and fruits in honey. Centuries ago, explorers discovered the cocoa bean and cacao […]

todayAugust 20, 2022 26

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Cultural treats in small-town Andalucía

The American image of Spain is Andalucía: the home of bullfights, flamenco, gazpacho, and pristine whitewashed hill towns. This southern part of the country feels more quintessentially Spanish than perhaps anywhere else. When visiting this area, I always make a point to venture into what’s called the Route of the White Hill Towns (Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos), a charm bracelet of cute villages perched in the sierras. Arcos de la Frontera makes a good starting point. Arcos is a […]

todayJuly 11, 2022 35

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KNAPP: Third party?

America doesn't even have a second party

A June 29 Associated Press/NORC finds that 85% of Americans — including 92% of self-identified Republicans and 78% of self-identified Democrats — say “things in this country are headed in the wrong direction.” Meanwhile, national support for a “third” political party remains high — 62% as of last year’s Gallup Survey — yet no actually existing party outside the Democratic and Republican establishments seems able to get much traction. Third party labor in politics The Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and numerous […]

todayJuly 11, 2022 22

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EDITORIAL: Rebooting the way local media is delivered

For over five years, Heartland Newsfeed has delivered a quantity and quality to its reporting. This often rivals with the print media outlets in the area. With the exception of occasional contributors and the news partnerships we work with, this news operation has mostly been solo. I've witnessed corporations devouring small, local newspapers from mom-and-pop operations. They often strip down local news staff down to nothing, forcing others to carry a workload they weren't trained for. The ideals and foresight […]

todayApril 6, 2022 60

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Lake Land a leader in apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are expanding to include multiple career paths

The following is a guest editorial by Lake Land College president Dr. Josh Bullock. As the nation celebrates Career and Technical Month this February, I would like to share how Lake Land College is on the leading edge of developing apprenticeships that can often be a golden solution for creating a talented pipeline of skilled employees and enabling area businesses to thrive. Traditionally, apprenticeships are associated with careers in trade unions. However, the reality is that apprenticeships are expanding to […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 18

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QUINN: A celebration of phones

If you’re like me, your life can be divided into two time periods…BCP (Before Cell Phones) and ARD (After Rotary Dials). Yeah, back in those ancient times a phone was stationary. It sat on a desk or hung on a wall, and you appeared before it when you wished to talk. During my teen years, I remember a kitchen phone with a 40-foot extension. After dialing, I could walk anywhere its coiled cord would reach. For semi-private calls, I’d go […]

todayJanuary 29, 2022 44

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