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They don't make them anymore, what used to be

Published by admin on Fri, 03/24/2017 - 10:31am

    This whole topic started with a conversation with my husband. He was trying to balance a foam box of food on his lap while watching TV. He said we ought to buy some folding television dinner trays.
   I had to inform him they don't make them anymore. After I thought about it, there are so many things that “they don't make” or “they don't do” anymore. These are a few.
   One of the first things I found that “they don't do anymore” involves what landscapers now call a pest - the wild grape vine.

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Sons of patriots abounded in Braidwood

Published by admin on Fri, 03/24/2017 - 10:22am

Of all the many social and political organizations that existed in Braidwood in 1886, one stood out as having the youngest most active members. This week we will look at the Sons of Veterans and their role in Braidwood society.
It must be remembered that during the Civil War, Braidwood was just a flat, open, boggy prairie with only a few hardy residents scratching their living out of the poor soil.

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Poll: Most don’t approve of Rauner, Madigan

Published by admin on Fri, 03/24/2017 - 10:00am

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Wildcats finish second in state

Published by admin on Sun, 03/05/2017 - 6:50pm

For the first time in five years the Wilmington wrestling program advanced as a team to the IHSA 1A Dual Team State Tournament this past weekend.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017