Editorials
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April 11, 2025Return Engagement
By Gordon Hopkins After 12,500 years, the dire wolf has returned.Sort of. The dire wolf was a species of wolf…
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April 4, 2025Fluffy Misdemeanors
By Gordon Hopkins There are a lot of ne'er-do-wells in the Big Apple. I assume that's why so many cop…
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March 28, 2025Digital Harassment
By Gordon Hopkins Who would have thought there was a down side to being deeply in debt?Like a lot of…
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March 28, 2025Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am taking this opportunity to once again compliment the Fairbury Jr.-Sr. High School fine arts department for…
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March 21, 2025Copywrong
By Gordon Hopkins So, this is an interesting development.I've been following the whole AI (Artificial Intelligence) versus copyright legal mishegas*…
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March 21, 2025Protect School Meals!
By Dr. Chris Prososki, Southern Schools Superintendent The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows high poverty schools to offer free school…
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March 14, 2025Little Steps
By Gordon Hopkins I warned you this was gonna happen. But would you listen? Noooo.Next weekend, the Bonham Theatre will…
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March 7, 2025The Story Under the Story
By Gordon Hopkins It is a weird thing to write for a small town newspaper. The dynamic is not the…
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February 28, 2025Items of Interest: Smuggler’s Blues Edition
This week has been especially interesting week for crime news. I'm always on the lookout for a good crime and…
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February 21, 2025A Two-Front War (or Is It Three?)
By Gordon Hopkins This week I read two news stories that have me especially concerned. Most news stories these days…
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