City Beat

             Dealing with the higher cost of living has left many of our fellow citizens with huge debts and looking for a way to ease the stress of the financial burden. Well, be careful in seeking ways to handle and reduce debt. A study by the Better Business Bureau® finds that some…

     I THINK everyone in public life receives nasty anonymous letters from word snipers who hide in the bushes and shoot people in the back! Considering the huge number of subscribers we have of all political persuasions, I receive very few anonymous letters.      However, over the past year, maybe more, I’ve received regular hate mail from…

         People aren’t shocked by much today — at least not like they were a century ago. One of the interesting aspects of this week’s “Scrapbook” article on Faries Park (Pages 4 and 5 of print and online editions), is how much shock a woman caused in the community because she showed too much…

         With the hot days we’ve been experiencing the past few weeks, my thoughts have turned to memories of when Dog ‘n Suds was in Decatur at 2804 North Main and at 3666 East William Street Road. That’s the reason that one of our “Scrapbook” features this week (page 4 in print nd online…

       The summer is going way too fast but there is still a lot going on in our community. A major event, the 25th USTA/Ursula Beck Men’s Pro Tennis Classic, which runs July 31-Aug. 6 at the Fairview Tennis Com-plex in Decatur, began in 1999 and has developed into one of the premier tournaments on…

             There are so many surveys and polls floating around that I usually don’t pay too much attention to all that are sent to this newspaper. However, a few days ago, one caught my eye that was revealing results of a survey of office workers who have been working from home since…

           • IT’S hard to believe that we are nearing the middle of July already!!! We’ve already passed the half-way mark for 2023 at the end of June. The old saying is that “time flies when you’re having fun”. I guess I’m having fun because this year is passing like a rocket!      •…

       Now that Independence Day has come and gone the focus of many in the community this week is on the 100th anniversary of Lake Decatur. The Centennial Lake Fest & Grand Opening of the “Staley Basin” will be held July 8 and 9. This event will feature lots of activities in the Marina and…

       July, 2023, marks 100 years since the birth of Lake Decatur! To save you from asking, no, I didn’t cover the groundbreaking for Lake Decatur for the Tribune! I’m not THAT old and neither is this newspaper. It only seems that way some days. (smile)      Anyhoo, a Cen-tennial Lake Fest & Grand Opening of…

     Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, recently offered a resolution on the Trail of Death to her colleagues in the House to remember the lives lost during the brutal forced march of Potawatomi Native Americans from present-day Indiana to the western United States.      “Our nation’s history is filled with such horrific episodes of violence and injustice that…