Last month a national group of physicians and scientists sent an Open Letter to both the White House Covid Response Coordinator and CDC Direct…
We have an energy crisis in America. Gas prices nationwide and in the Quincy area have recently averaged $4.25 per gallon, which is a nearly 8…
Years ago — the year was 1992 and I was 12 — I typed up little notes and placed them in mailboxes around Quincy. It wasn’t my idea. It was a s…
There are certain moments that define a generation. For some, it’s the assassination of President Kennedy, the moon landing, or the fall of th…
Each year, at most high school commencement ceremonies across the country, two students are recognized as having the highest grades in their g…
A strong America requires resilient rural economies and livable rural communities. Our nation cannot live up to its ideals if the catalyst of …
Last week, I was privileged to announce that after three years of hard work and collaboration with many agencies, Arts Quincy had secured $1.5…
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, life will return to a new normal. I hope the new normal includes positive changes drawn…
With REBECCA SHINN
With JERRY JACKSON
Summer is usually a time of relaxation: The kids are out of school, the family gets together for barbecues, and farmers get into the growing s…
The flour mill in Alton, Ill., has a thick red line painted across it. It represents the height of the worst flooding Alton experienced, in 19…
One comment I frequently hear when I talk about Quincy Public Library is, "We have Google and Amazon, so what good is the library now?" The qu…
As someone who is profoundly pro-life in my personal beliefs, and who represents a district where most people are similarly-minded, I have gra…
Physicians spend their entire careers listening. Our relationship with the patient is to hear them and be their guide when they are most vulne…
Every day at Great River Economic Development Foundation, our staff spends a large part of the day working on strategies that will address the…
The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce has been preparing to launch a diversity and inclusion initiative since January 2017.
The District, the Great River Economic Development Foundation and the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce each bring a unique and complementary fo…
I have always counted myself among people fortunate enough to spend their entire professional life doing exactly what they wanted to do.
In Illinois, we are all about building bridges.
The following editorial was provided by Bloomberg News:
The following editorial appeared Oct. 30 in the Chicago Tribune:
This editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, Oct. 18:
The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, was passed in 2010 with some major promises from the Democrats in Congress and the Whit…
Troy Paraday, superintendent of School District 155 in the Chicago area's Calumet City, is paid approximately $400,000 a year in salary and benefits.
It usually starts out harmless. Painkillers are prescribed to individuals who need them. Sometimes patients may be unaware of the addictive na…
Times can be tough, but when they are, the tough get going.That saying has been used at athletic events, in the workplace and in classrooms fo…