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Dr. Elaine Heffner: Taking steps of independenceSep 01, 2015 1:01 am - A mother came to see me because her child was having difficulty separating from her in school. The little girl clung to her mother at the door and refused to go into the...
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Book Notes: Memoir of an undocumented scholarAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - "Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League," by Dan-el Padilla Peralta. Penguin Press, New York, 2015. 312 pages. $27.95. Dan-el ...
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Kent Bush: What else could President Obama rename?Aug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - It seems like President Barack Obama is just having fun making people mad lately. Earlier this week, he announced that he is changing the name of Mount McKinley in Alask...
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Dennis Michael WittAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Dennis Michael Witt, age 60 of Eldorado, passed away at 3:04 PM, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. He was born in Lejunior, Kentucky, on October...
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GOLF: Lady Panthers dominate Carterville; PCHS boys come up empty at BentonAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - The Lady Panthers golf team continued their strong start to the 2015 fall season on Tuesday, dominating Carterville 167-213 at Pinckneyville's home course, Red Hawk Golf...
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Police officer gunned down outside Chicago while chasing group of menAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Police with helicopters, dogs and armed with rifles were conducting a massive manhunt in northern Illinois on Tuesday after an officer was shot and killed while pursuing...
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Dianne Williamson: No biz like ghost bizAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - One thing you can say about Vatican leaders — they show great faith in heavenly happenings, but rarely fall for the earthly ones. In this case, the Vatican has set ...
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Peterson attorneys argue motionsAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - As the Nov. 16 Drew Peterson trial date slowly approaches, attorneys on both sides of the murder-for-hire case argued pretrial motions on Tuesday during a hearing at the...
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Perfect weather, perfect numbers: Du Quoin State Fair sees its best opening since at least 2010Aug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Not all of the numbers are in, but from those that are it can be said that the Du Quoin State Fair is off to its best start in at least the past five years. "This is ver...
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Shelly Sue LaneAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Shelly Sue Lane, 49, of New Madrid, Mo., passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015, 4:48 p.m. at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Arrangements pendin...