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Springfield embraces artists of the spoken word
By Jolonda YoungIn a city largely absent of activities and events related to African American culture, Springfield’s black residents have long suffered from the “there’s-nothing-to-do syndrome.&rdqu
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Specialists at Emiquon Preserve monitor migration patterns of mallard ducks
By Diane IveyJust a foot or so off State Road 97, nature is taking back what was once lost. Drivers can’t miss the sprawling wetlands, sunken floodplain and “narrow shoulder” signs, as the road w
Food - Julianne GlatzLet the good times roll for Superbowl XLIV
By Julianne GlatzExcept for 1985, when the Chicago Bears won Superbowl XX, and in 2006 when they lost Superbowl XLI to the Indianapolis Colts, I’ve never much cared who was playing. For me, the Superbowl is usua
Film - Chuck KoplinskiWith Rome it’s the same old song and dance
By Chuck KoplinskiIf I’ve been experiencing anything at the movies lately, it’s a sense of déją vu. If I’m not sitting through another apocalyptic thriller then I’m suffering through a by
Film - Chuck KoplinskiBridges takes center stage in Crazy Heart
By Chuck KoplinskiCountry singer Bad Blake has given up trying to deal with all of the disappointments in his life. You can tell by the way he carries himself, what with his unkempt hair and dirty clothes. But it’
Music - Tom IrwinFestive February fodder
By Tom IrwinSomehow during the global conference on holiday scheduling meeting many millenniums ago, someone must have felt sorry for shorting February in the number of days and made up for it by overloading on t










