Periodically, I get out for lunch. In the conversation last week, the future of television arose. “The next five years will be very interesting,” was one of the comments, as my friend added: “I don’t know anyone who watches live TV any more. It’s just not a good consumer experience.” For me, I will watch …
I picked up this link from the News-Gazette’s Tom Kacich, who picked it up from the Washington Post. I knew there was a reason other than trying to hold on to a little money that I don’t know how to play the lottery. And just think about the “new” money flowing into government coffers from …
I picked up this link from Ed Morrison at Purdue University. It’s a good overview that shows the value of a story well told. https://linkis.com/hbr.org/2014/10/K5G0e
The replica of the Lincoln funeral train is one of the more interesting items to pass through this area. The car that was on display at the Coles County Fairgrounds the last couple of days represents 4.5 years of work to recreate as close as possible an unequaled piece of history. The detail inside the …
A few months after Charleston lawyer Tony Sunderman died on Christmas Day, there was talk that the Brainard Law office on the Coles County square would close. It turns out one of the associates, Brian Poderis, kept the Brainard name. But the time seemed right to capture the history of one of the county’s biggest …
Normally I prefer to test new experiences rather than repeat what I’ve already done. Where I go back to the familiar, I like adding a different touch. For example, when we revisit an area we like in southeastern Wisconsin, I like finding at least one new thing each visit. Last Saturday was my second time …
For those of us who live in rural America, this article is interesting. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/25993-immigration-brings-economic-benefits-to-rural-america.html
I’m enjoying and learning from profiles put together on veterans of the grain industry for the Grain Journal. Below is a link to the first one published. https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=1ce47d0c-8a88-4f8a-bab2-1da789689434&pnum=90
The changing media landscape is fun, scary, challenging, rewarding, entertaining, and I hope informative. News organizations increasingly work to deliver their content in multiple ways to suit multiple tastes. Recently I posted a link to a 2,000-word article I wrote for Illinois Issues magazine regarding challenges for small-town grocery stores. For any of us who …
Along the walls of the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisc., are various documents that trace the history behind a pioneering home of astronomy that still has the largest active refractory telescope. Among the details of letters and other correspondence is a distant connection to Central Illinois. Several key people and highlights from the early …