This three-part story is about one of the few significant public controversies related to the Vietnam War that happened in Decatur while the conflict was still in progress. The sources used are found in the archives of the Decatur Herald and Daily Review, the Decatur Tribune, Millikin University’s Decaturian, and recent interviews with the one of the controversy’s key figures. The story continues with part two…

President Barack Obama has given many speeches and pronouncements. However, his commencement address at Morehouse College, a Historical Black College (HBC) for males, was more than a speech or a message, it was a message woven into a testament of his blackness and his acknowledgement of the black experience in America.

I owe my wonderful stepfather for my love of travel. When I was growing up in Ohio, the only traveling my family did was to drive back and forth to Maryland and West Virginia to visit the relatives we had left behind when Dad moved us to the Buckeye State. I came to know practically every bend in the road and, on one mountainous, woodsy stretch, there was a big, brown bear in a cage by a small restaurant. On every trip, I begged and begged Dad to stop and see that bear but Dad didn’t stop for anything and that included bathroom breaks! That is when I decided I would see the world when I grew up!

It was a date that I was dreading for quite a few years. The biggest anniversary in a decade, the twentieth. There would be great pressure to perform. The romantic drive that called all the shots twenty years earlier had faded. However, I do have something going for me that I didn’t have then. I am a trained engineer.

On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at approximately 1:00 in the afternoon, Paralympian and University of Illinois graduate Ryan Chalmers will push his way through Forsyth as part of a grueling 3,000 mile, cross-country race from Los Angeles to New York.

In 2001, my children found me hopelessly out of date because I disliked Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge. My complaint was the style which I found distracting and damaging to a story I actually liked a bit. Therefore, I attended The Great Gatsby 3D with some trepidation.

Whence, wherefore, and how to… What did the framers intend? Judicial Review is the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of an executive or legislative act. While constitutional law has come to mean the courts’ interpretation of the Constitution, the term “judicial review” does not appear in the document. I collected the following references from contemporaneous letters, publications, and debates between the founders and framers regarding the issue. These references are provided in the spirit of the founders and this web site, namely that public discourse by a well-informed people is the best safeguard of liberty and the best hope for the continued survival and success of our exceptional republic.

ne thing that my degree did not prepare me for was the immense task of community building.  As a Public Administration graduate, we covered human resources, budgeting, long-term organizational planning.  Not once did I ever think about strategies for systemic change across a whole community – which is what I do now at the Education Coalition. We mobilize the community to improve Decatur / Macon County through education at every [...]

This three-part story is about one of the few significant public controversies related to the Vietnam War that happened in Decatur while the conflict was still in progress. The sources used are found in the archives of the Decatur Herald and Daily Review, the Decatur Tribune, Millikin University’s Decaturian, and recent interviews with the one of the controversy’s key figures. This week’s segment will explain how the crisis came to be.

Get ready to run from the zombies! The Friends of the Decatur Public Library are hosting Decatur’s first ever Zombie Run, where runners will have more obstacles than just miles. Zombies are a hot topic these days and they have finally made it to Decatur. The Zombie 5K will be held on Saturday, June 8th at 6:00pm at Fairview Park in Decatur.

My parents – in particular, my mother – lived through the Great Depression and plenty of lean times before that. One result was that she could make a meal out of almost nothing.

Are you thinking about becoming a vegetarian? You might decide to cut meat out of your diet all at once, or gradually reduce your meat consumption. Either way you choose, know that there are many good meat replacements to help ease you into your new lifestyle.

There are many factors weighing in on when to get married. Once both sides are 18, there are few restrictions other than finding one’s true love. However, over time finding one’s soul mate is reduced to finding any mate. Here are some guidelines to think about.

Every two weeks, I leave Brandon Lockhart’s chair feeling like I could wrestle a bear or kill a lion. Lockhart’s Barber Shop is one part Mayberry to two parts Mad Men. It’s a distinctly male hangout, a civic forum, a ritual, and a fraternity. It’s a place to banter about sports and cars, politics, guns and girls. And it’s also a place to get a sharp haircut, with a traditional straight razor finish.

Wildflour Artisan Bakery featured a night of storytelling with master storytellers Linda Dust and Dan Kedig. Part 1 features Linda Dust, Part 2 features Dan Kedig, as well as a segment where Dust and Kedig entertain the audience together.

Wildflour Artisan Bakery featured a night of storytelling with master storytellers Linda Dust and Dan Kedig. Part 1 features Linda Dust, Part 2 features Dan Kedig, as well as a segment where Dust and Kedig entertain the audience together.