“He may well be more what the Founding Fathers had in mind,” as the ideal congressman. The Almanac of American Politics “I think there is a position here for people who want to help their friends and the residents around where they live and who’ve been in business, met a payroll and understand human needs.” …
As you go about life, you come across much information from numerous sources. One thing I’ve learned is to be highly selective about what information upon which I place any value. I was fortunate to work with Dan Hagen in the newspaper business in the 1980s. I know the quality of his work and insights. …
The passing of Bill Hamel, whose 45-year career at the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier was consequential in multiple ways, elicits memories of the changing newspaper landscape through the years. In a column in February 2002, Hamel revisited some of the highlights, beginning with memories of his father’s era, which started in 1926 (his father was …
My recent purchase of the sweatshirt pictured with this post sent me down memory lane. From 1979-83, I worked alongside smart, talented, ambitious, hard-working, purpose-driven colleagues in an atmosphere we could not recreate. We were all University of Illinois students putting in the foundation for our careers. The Daily Illini, the independent, student-run newspaper, was …
I had issues with access to my website when I posted this introduction and Jerry Esker profile (two separate links). Thus, I’m reposting in case you experienced frustration accessing the articles last week. I enjoyed getting back to journalistic roots and learning about Sarah Bush’s regional growth. I appreciate the opportunity and access provided to …
I enjoyed getting back to journalistic roots and learning about Sarah Bush’s regional growth. The introduction and article are in separate links below. 2022.0515.sbl.intro jeesker
“We spend roughly $50 per student per year on STEM fields and 5 cents per student per year on civics.” In writing these words, scholar Danielle Allen acknowledges the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). “The United States needs science. It needs technological innovation, and it needs scientists to advise elected leaders,” she wrote, …
A third of the people take the newspaper because of the ads I was told when beginning as a publisher. People get the flyers and plan their grocery shopping. When the rummage sales come out, rummagers map out their route. Classifieds represented a community exchange. Some took the car ads and purchased a specific car, …
Standing in the endzone at Lantz Arena several years ago, food and beverage in hand, I unexpectedly encountered a college acquaintance who drove from Champaign-Urbana to see the EIU game. We quickly began updating each other about our lives. He introduced me to his friend Mike McCuskey. To his surprise, I knew McCuskey. I could …