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Goshen Girl: Some go golfing, others go shopping and everyone eats
As luck would have it, our trip to Tunica tempted our tastebuds and welcomed our wallets. It wasn't the traditional golf trip taken each March for the past 20 years, to warmer climates with sandy beac
College Talk: Panel sees ESL as topic of hope, despair
East St. Louis, because of its crime rate, poverty and other political and socio-economic factors, is a city with one of the worst reputations in the country. But it wasn’t always like this. In fact,
Goshen Girl: A star-studded bite into the Big Apple
No joke, there are more than Yankee fans in New York City. Imagine my surprise as I head out of the Gershwin Theatre on West 51st Street and hang a right, and out the cast exit walks a young man, quit
Business: Is there enough diversification in your portfolio?
Life is full of ups and downs — and the financial markets are no different. As an investor, you’re no doubt happy to see the “ups” — but the “downs” can seem like a real downer. Isn’t there any way to
Ask the Lawyer: Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Question: My daughter is only seventeen years old, and she has been seeing a boy for a few years now. Both my husband and I really like this boy, and he recently – about six months ago – proposed to h
Religion: It is never too late to start all over again
As I sit down to write this article, Easter has past. Once again we have celebrated the fact that “He has Risen”. We’ve sung our “Allelluia’s” and are now back to our ‘ordinary’ lives.
Highland woman turns out third fiction novel
When Highland resident Gina Marie Long closed her hair salon after 16 years, she had no idea that a career as a young adult fiction writer was about to begin.
Cards fans catch three games in the desert
Opening day down south was all Diamondbacks. Certain that Adam Wainwright would prove his worth, we decided on jersey's sporting our favorite number 50. Regardless of day one's outcome, what we lear
Colloquium targets books' evolution
As part of the week leading to the installation of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) will host a two-day colloquium on
Mayor, trustees in uncontested races
For Maryville Mayor Larry Gulledge and three members of the village board, it's been a cost-free, stress-free campaign.
Council honors EHS hoop team
For only the third time in the Edwardsville High School boy's basketball history the team won a state trophy and the Edwardsville City Council took time during their meeting to honor the efforts of th
Stubblefield Band to perform at the Wildey
Matt Taul remembers the long days traveling from state to state playing gigs three to five nights a week with his fellow Stubblefield Band mates. For 10 years the band was a regular fixture on the loc
Two Maryville officers promoted
The Maryville Police Department filled out its ranks with a ceremony Wednesday at which two officers were recognized for recent promotions.
Police, city examine command structure
A special joint Public Safety and Administrative and Community Services meeting was held Tuesday night in regard to an ordinance that will see changes in the command structure for the Edwardsville Po
Three township races unopposed
While their names will be on the ballot for Tuesday’s election, Edwardsville Township Clerk Fred Schulte, Township Assessor Judy Klopmeier, and Township Highway Commissioner Hal Henschen are running u
