A little piece of history passed through Belleville this week on its way to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. One of the panels from the Illinois delegation's standard at the Democratic National Convention in Denver came home with Illinois Rep. Tom Holbrook of Belleville. The panel was signed by most of the members of the delegation and is on its way to the Smithsonian.
In southern Washington County, large construction cranes loom over the cornfields to mark where the new future generation power plant is being built.
The Rev. John Curry wants his series of "Nation's Race Relations Dialogues," to get people, both black and white, to talk honestly and openly about race.
It's no longer that hard to find Marigold, even if not much of the defunct town remains.
You have the chance in the next few days to see and feel what World War II airmen saw and felt while flying in B-17 bombers -- minus the anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighters, of course.
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It's not glamorous and not particularly attractive, but the $90,000 in foundation stabilization work that the Gustavus Koerner House Committee has completed will help make sure the historic Belleville house is around for another 150 years.
Uno, the world famous beagle that won Best of Show at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in February, visited his birthplace Friday night in the Fairlawn Terrace neighborhood, just off Illinois 158 south of Belleville.
EVEN WHEN all the farms along Sugar Loaf Road north of Collinsville are gone, even her own, Frieda Sponemann will still have her old farmhouse and her hollow tree.
The nurses in training at the old Christian Welfare Hospital in East St. Louis worked hard and had strict rules to follow, and they bonded in ways that have carried over more than 50 years.
I was going through a checkout line the other day and a sign promised me that anyone buying alcohol who looked to be less than 40 would be asked for identification.
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Aaron Panzau, of Swansea, thought he was teaching his son a valuable lesson when he encouraged him to work to earn money for a bicycle he really wanted.
I went soaring Wednesday with Dr. Rich Hehmann of Belleville, president of the St. Louis Soaring Association, which is based at the Howard Blossom Gliderport just northeast of Highland.
Jamie Stephens could be the luckiest woman in the world, at least if four-leaf clovers count. The Belleville woman always has had a special talent for finding four-leaf clovers, even as a child. "If I see a clover patch, I stare for a moment and a lot of time they glow and stand out as if they are red," she said.
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I've always said it's not an official St. Louis event until Bob Kuban and his band play.
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On Jan. 26, 1942, Bertram Butz enlisted in the U.S. Army at Scott Field.
FRIDAY, 8-8-08, was the hottest lucky wedding date since 7-7-07, and it probably won't be outdone by 9-9-09 — which falls on a Wednesday next year.
ON THIS special day, 8-8-08, when a lot of people are getting married just because of what they consider lucky numbers, I hope special things do happen -- like me getting the super powers I've always longer for.
From the folks who gave you "Helleville, Illannoy," now comes "Un-Happy Birthday."
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WHEN JEAN Dietz was looking for something artsy yet helpful for her mother to do in retirement, she stumbled on an activity that a lot of other senior citizens are loving.
Lucille Rakers is proof that it's never too late to go back for education. Rakers will retire Friday from her job as unit director of inpatient services, acute care and resident care at St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland.
