Opinion

It was a beautiful morning. The rain was enough to get me wet, but not enough to keep me from pursuing another tom. I did, however, wait until I heard a gobble before I decided where to set up. Therefore, it was breaking day. When I began to move, I heard some hens and thought…

If you have hunted for a considerable amount of time, you can trace your evolution. While once any deer would do; soon you held your shot for something larger. But then what? I met a man years ago who made recurve bows. He took each piece of wood and allowed its own characteristics to determine…

The moms of our own childhoods were not much different from us, but they DID have one important tool for child rearing that we in the 21st century have dropped. And sold. And thrown away. Growing up, my house had a special room that provided words of wisdom and sage advice on every topic of…

Another season of MLB baseball is underway.   The hot topic this year is the “torpedo bat”, a bat in which the thick end of the bat is extended to the middle of the bat because a MIT graduate figured out that it is actually the middle of the bat, not the thick part, that…

The Senate Filibuster—Does It Really Serve a Purpose? About two weeks ago, Senator Cory Booker made history by delivering a filibuster on the floor of the US Senate that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes; that was the longest filibuster ever. We are told that he never left the room to eat or take a…

The fear of missing out Opening morning of turkey season did not disappoint. Even though I never took a shot, I had lots of action. And it’s always great when you can watch a tom strut for an extended period of time. If it were not for a late morning zoom that I had to…

Easter Morning On Easter Sunday I always wore a new dress to church. My shoes didn’t tie like everyday sneakers. They were secured with a single strap across the top of my lace-cuffed socks and buckled on the outside edge of each shoe.

By JEREMY LLOYD Johnson County State’s Attorney Like everywhere across the US, Illinois continues to struggle with the opioid crisis, but rural communities like Johnson County face unique challenges in addressing this epidemic. Many residents in our community struggle to access basic health care services, and finding quality, affordable addiction treatment can be even more…

This time of year I try to spend as much time in the turkey woods as possible. Since I speak and write to a lot of hunters, I really do need to be able to tell some stories that are not too far from the past.