*** UPDATE *** This is turning into a pretty raucous debate. The governor and Brady are going at it and the crowd is also getting into the spirit. This is a must-watch event, so click the play button if you can. [ *** End of Update *** ]* Starting at ...
* From what I’ve been getting, one of Gov. Quinn’s plans is to use Sen. Susan Garrett to attack Sen. Bill Brady on social issues while he focuses on economic issues. That makes plenty of sense. Quinn has had huge problems with women voters ...
Remember that outbreak of progressive inflammatory neuropathy (PIN) among pig abattoir workers back in 2007 If not, here's my blog post from January '08 summarizing the event. The good Dr. Mark Cohen (pictured at left with pig ears) forwarded me a recent...
This is a pretty simple (dare I say it) observation. Instead of scaring the crap out of people and tagging the polluters as the killers that they are, scientist must haggle over DATA. That’s the way to get the high school graduates all excited. Even...
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* Scott Lee Cohen told Chicago Magazine that he believes his religion was one reason he was booted from the ticket… Anything else Only how much of an effect my religion had on being part of the party. Listen, I’m Jewish. I’m only the third Jewi...

* The Daily Herald editorial board is now griping about bill negotiations… Cullerton also hosted a closed-door meeting on the public policy. In the meeting were camera critics, camera supporters and camera company lobbyists. How much sway did the lo...
* Until a few weeks ago, I thought K2 was the name of a ski-maker… The Illinois House moved Thursday to ban a little-known drug that legislators warn is quickly becoming a problem across the state. Known as K2, the drug is similar to marijuana, only...
* Subscribers were told about this a couple of days ago… State Sen. Susan Garrett, a reform-oriented North Shore lawmaker, has emerged as a top candidate to become Gov. Quinn’s running mate. She didn’t cop to the Madigan thing to me, how...
* Subscribers were told about this a couple of days ago… State Sen. Susan Garrett, a reform-oriented North Shore lawmaker, has emerged as a top candidate to become Gov. Quinn’s running mate. She didn’t cop to the Madigan thing to me, how...
Posted by Springfield Moms
“AFTER SCHOOL WITH THE DOCTOR” SEMINAR SERIES OFFERED   St. John’s Children’s Hospital and Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine are offering free monthly seminars on pediatric health topics to the community. Each month durin...
Posted by Behind the Curtain 2 days 2 hours ago.
I’ve covered the aftermath of several tornadoes in my career and have viewed lots of pictures taken by other photographers. When I came across a couple dozen images in our archive of a terribly devastating storm that hit Madison and Macoupin Counties Ma...

Posted by The Weather Bear's Den 2 days 3 hours ago.
Musician Alex Chilton dies at 59
Posted by The Weather Bear's Den 2 days 3 hours ago.
'Davy Crockett' star Fess Parker dies
Posted by The Abraham Lincoln Observer 2 days 3 hours ago.
The most recent issue is online now. Here’s the table of contents, including reviews of a half-dozen more or less recent books. The review I found most germane was a combined look at of the Kunhardts’ “Looking for Lincoln” and Barr...
Posted by Mocha Momma 2 days 4 hours ago.
Lately, my posts about education are getting more and more frequent. There is also, of course, the creeping in of posts about pregnant girls that lead naturally back to my own pregnant teen years. It’s hard to miss that the word “years” ...
Posted by Springfield Locavore 2 days 5 hours ago.
So you might be wondering why I haven't posted anything here since September 7, when I wrote a stimulating piece about the wonderful nutritional benefits of Froot Loops. (Or, more likely, this post has just shown up in your email...
Posted by My Alibi 2 days 6 hours ago.
i had a long drawn out thought to share, but i'm so (mentally) tired from thinking about it, i...

Posted by Behind the Curtain 2 days 6 hours ago.
I had the opportunity to attend Monday night’s District 186 School Board meeting at Grant Middle School. The title of this post, legal gobbledygook included as part of the night’s agenda, was more clearly represented by the saddened faces of s...
Posted by Techno-News Blog 2 days 7 hours ago.
Opera’s new Mini 5 and Mobile 10 mobile Web browsers are designed to compress the data sent to a phone by up to 90 percent, speeding up browsing time and lowering bills for pay-by-byte customers. Both are now available as free downloads.
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