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CITY BEAT: LONG-TIME COUNCILMAN PATRICK McDANIEL WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION
WE NOW KNOW that at least one of the three city council seats up for election next spring will not be filled by an incumbent. Long-time friend and city councilman Patrick McDaniel told me over the weekend that he will not be running for re-election. He told me: “Although I have been honored to…
Read MoreNORTHEAST COMMUNITY FUND HIRES ANGEL LAWRENCE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Board of Directors of Northeast Community Fund an-nounces the hiring of Angel Lawrence as Executive Director, effective September 14th, 2020. Current Exe-cutive Director, Ed Bacon, will assist with the transition and plans to devote more time to his professional counseling practice; Decatur Christian Counseling. “Ed has been an invaluable member of…
Read MoreEDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: WEARING A MASK TO PREVENT SPREAD OF COVID-19 IS NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT, BUT A HEALTH STATEMENT
• PREVIEW of today’s “Editor’s Viewpoint” in the print edition of the Decatur Tribune: “IT’S no secret that I wear a mask when I am close to other people and take other recommended precautions to keep those around me safe. I believe that is what I should do — based…
Read MoreTHE PEOPLE SPEAK IN ‘LETTERS TO THE EDITOR’
Free Speech Is The Bedrock Of America Dear Editor: This is in response to the publication of Michael Priem’s letter which apparently is being broadcasted across all newspaper publications in America for political reasons. First, for those that don’t know, it is exactly people like Mr. Priem with his Marxist totalitarian views that are doing…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: FIRST-HAND VIEW OF WOMEN’S EMERGENCE AS DECATUR LEADERS OVER PAST HALF-CENTURY
Mark Sorensen has an interesting article on “Women’s Suffrage in Decatur” in this week’s Scrapbook feature on pages 4 and 5 of the print edition of our Decatur Tribune newspaper. August 18 and 26 mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification and certification of the 19th Amendment. Decatur and Macon County were active places…
Read MoreHIGHEST NUMBER SINCE MAY 24: COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO SURGE IN ILLINOIS
2,264 new cases, 25 deaths reported Friday; 14 counties at warning level By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Illinois reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 infections in more than two months Friday as the state continued to experience a resurgence of the novel coronavirus disease. The Illinois Department of…
Read MoreCONGRESSMAN DAVIS ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FIREFIGHTER GRANTS TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) has announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has awarded Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants totaling $442,759.48 to four fire departments in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District. The grants will be used to purchase items…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: DOWNTOWN’S ‘SOUNDS OF SUMMER’ SILENCED FOR THIS YEAR
I was looking through a few of last year’s editions of the Decatur Tribune, and, although I was looking for something else, I couldn’t help but notice all of the events that we routinely cover each year that have been cancelled and/or postponed this year. One article was about the Decatur Celebration and everything…
Read MoreTHE PEOPLE SPEAK IN OUR ‘LETTERS TO THE EDITOR’ SECTION
Thanks To Exceptional Neighbor Who Made The Day Special Dear Sir: Sunday, July 12, was a special day. It was my first opportunity in four months to attend worship at Grace United Methodist Church. On my way home I needed to stop at a grocery store to buy a roasted chicken to…
Read MoreCITY BEAT: DO WE STILL HAVE THE ‘CAN DO’ SPIRIT THAT WON WORLD WAR II?
It’s been 75 years since the combined efforts of our armed forces, our allies and millions of civilians brought an end to World War II following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9. As indicated on the front page of this week’s print edition and in our “Scrapbook’…
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