Editorials
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Public’s Right To Know May Be In Danger
By Don Shearon, First Published February 23, 1973One of the cornerstones of our form of government, the public's right to…
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When My Mother Learned to Drive or Adding Insult to Injury
The story so far: It was 1975. My father was drunk. My father drove his car through a doctor's waiting…
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Listen To The Howling
There are advantages to living in a rural area.While heading to the Wellness Center the other morning I could hear…
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St. Valentine’s Day 1882
The Fairbury Journal-News is offering something new on the editorial page, by offering something not new. We have sifted through…
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When My Mother learned to Drive or The Doctor Is In (A Full Body Cast)
It was 1975. That was a heck of a year. I was only eight at the time and didn't realize…
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Catching Up
There is an old line from a Jerry Seinfeld joke that goes, “It’s amazing that the amount of news that…
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Get To The Point
When I began on this paper as a columnist, I would basically write whatever I wanted and not think about…
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Moving Ahead
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department has now unionized.A law enforcement union is a pretty common occurrence.So delving into this, the…
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Lessons Learned From My Father
As a young lad, I learned a lot from my father. Not everything was something he wanted me to learn,…
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Cold Comfort
Another tale from the glamorous life of a small town reporter.It is 5:30 in the morning and I am, naturally,…
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