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I am writing this on Mother's Day, so I did a search for that word in my files. While I didn't expect brunch at the local establishment, what I did find saddened me. This is dedicated to the mothers of Braidwood, past and present.
In 1876 Jimmie Patterson tried to get his mother's organ back from a sheriff's sale, one that he was responsible for. “Bankrupt Jimmy Patterson says that his mother, not himself, owned the organ that the constable sold. That she paid for it with her little almighty dollars.” It did him little good, but I guess it's the thought that counts.

With all the doctors, clinics, health food stores, and advice in the media about what is good for us and what is not, you would think that our generation thinks more about their health than those hardy folk of the 19th century. But this is not the case. It was ever present on their mind. Remember that incurable diseases were rampant, and the average life span was quite short because of it.

During a rip-roaring speech in New Hampshire last week, Gov. JB Pritzker
called for mass national protests and “disruption,” assailed “do-nothing” Democrats for their “simpering timidity” and labeled President Donald Trump a “madman” who cannot be reasoned with.
The Jewish Ukrainian-American governor said of Trump: “Stop tearing down the Constitution in the name of my ancestors. Do not claim that your authoritarian power grabs are about antisemitism. When you destroy social justice, you are disparaging the very foundation of Judaism.”