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Photo courtesy of August Appleton Dozens of paintings by the late folk artist George Colin are stored in August Appleton’s law office. It wasnt Al Capones secret vault, which proved an overhyped dud that held a few empty bottles and not much else. This was more colorful – and valuable. Chris Schaller, a former mortgage broker who awaits sent...

These lines come from a young mom daughter of a former student – we've kept up over the years here she hits a bullseye with...

After a year of struggling through the pandemic, it couldnt be a better time for a community-wide, uplifting initiative. Get ready for the Big Read. Lab Girl, a compelling memoir by scientist Hope Jahren, is the book selected for the Big Read Sangamon County. Reading, nature, science, art and discovery will all come alive through a plethora of virtual and in-person events during March and April. The many programs are inspired by the themes in the book. Reading the book is hig...

—- Hosted by the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Lincoln Land Community College. Kathryn Harris, retired librarian and Springfields 2020 State Journal-Register First Citizen, will give the kickoff presentation about Lab Girl. Harris will help introduce the community to Hope Jahrens memoir, make connections to common elements of history and science and convey the benefits of a community reading the same book. —- Hosted by Lincoln Land Community College Emily Graslie is a lifelong c...

From Northern Italy, a dramatic and delicious dish

Contentious is a word that could describe Springfield Public Schools board meetings in recent months, as members continually debate policy and decisions related to COVID-19. Two weeks ago – on Feb. 2 – at his last meeting, former board president Scott McFarland told the board it needed "a lot of work on board governance." That was after member Micah Miller questioned the superintendent on transparency over COVID-19 data, and referred to an internal email that referenced a sleepover with h...

Chris Hawkins plays this Friday (6-9pm) in the Farmhouse Restaurant at Harvest Market. By the time youre reading this weve hopefully made it through the worst of the bitter cold and snowfall section of our current weather scene and worked our way to mildly brisk and melting. Nothing warms the inner soul and outer appendages like listening to music, be it live or online, so lets see what the music-makers are up to this third weekend of February in...

Greg Weickart delivers

Photo courtesy of Lincoln Land Community College. LLCC Community Education program assistant and Academy of Lifelong Learning member Jennifer Lewis. She is prepping the books to add a Big Read label inside the cover and stuffing them with an NEA Big Read bookmark. Over 1,000 copies of Lab Girl will be available for free and distributed through curb...

Know a good teacher? Someone who stays – or Zooms – late to help struggling students learn the finer points of quadratic equations or the...