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Dear Monty: Young homebuyers torn between relativesJul 14, 2015 1:01 am - Reader question: We are having trouble navigating two opinions about how quickly to act when new houses come on the market. The only suburb that will work for our circum...
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Dianne Williamson: ‘Go Set a Watchman' makes mockery of beloved characterJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but sometimes it can't be helped. Harper Lee's novel, "Go Set a Watchman," comes out today, 55 years after "To Kill A Mockingbird,"...
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Today's Workout: Pop squats will fire up lower bodyJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - We are in the heart of the summer, and the mercury is high. The less clothing covering us, the more bearable the heat. And of course this means more skin showing. So a f...
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One Man EscapedJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - A visit to see relatives turned into an investigation into a 100-year-old murder for Steven F. Meeker. Meeker's book "One Man Escaped" is about the murder of his great-a...
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Mom Stop: Children need vigilant adult supervision around waterJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - My family celebrated the Fourth of July recently by doing what millions of Americans do every summer: We visited a water park. My kids have been to pools and played in s...
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Mayor Alongi & finance committee name new Du Quoin finance directorJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi --with the advice and consent of the city's five-member budget and finance committee--Monday night appointed 25-year-old Du Quoin resident and...
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Keeping Fit: Even modest exercise provides health benefitsJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - During the past month, two landmark studies have been published regarding the beneficial effects of exercise on important health factors, including obesity and longevit...
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Book Notes: Lost on a mountainJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - "The Mountain Story," by Lori Lansens. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2015. 312 pages. $26. Intertwining plotlines vie for urgency in Lori Lansens' nail biter, "The Mountai...
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Margo Bartlett Pesek: Utah's Coral Pink Sand Dunes a scenic gemJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park comprises a unique geological area, the gorgeous sands colored by iron oxide from the eroding Navajo sandstone found throughout Utah's c...
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American Legion: Post 167 stays alive at 24th District TournamentJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - The Harrisburg American Legion Post 167 baseball team rallied from three runs down in the bottom of the seventh to knock off Fairfield 6-5 in Sunday's 24th District Base...