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Fiction: Go Inside
Fiction by Gordon Hopkins OneBilly sat outside Principal’s Strack office. It wasn’t the first time.Billy wasn’t a bad kid. He…
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Getting Into The Spirit
By Gordon Hopkins Today is Halloween, so naturally I’m thinking about “A Christmas Carol” by good ole’ Charlie Dickens. It…
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Keeping Balanced
Looking at the calendar the other day, I have been doing this job for nearly 30 years.Over that time, I…
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Budget Bytes
By Gordon Hopkins The latest news about the release, “Tron: Ares,” Hollywood’s latest attempt to turn something, anything, into a…
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Looking Back 10.22.25
1893Artie Speenburg, a Fairbury printer, was helping out at The Plymouth Enterprise.F.A. Curten was planning a new newspaper, The Fairbury…
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The Day the Music Died
By Gordon Hopkins It is difficult to overstate the importance of music to the young. Music is the thing that…
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On Political Discord
This was a statement made by Jefferson County Commissioner Mark Schoenrock at the beginning of the commissioners meeting on Tuesday,…
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Would You Buy a Used Car from this Reporter?
By Gordon Hopkins I really should find a more respected line of work. Maybe thief.You think I’m kidding. Try counting…
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Grader Ditch Trash
Grader Ditch TrashDear Editor:Our State Road’s Department is to be commended for its efforts in mowing and beautifying our roadsides.…
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The Fairbury High School Class of 1961
The Fairbury High School Class of 1961 met at the Fairbury VFW Friday, September 26th to celebrate their 64th year…
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