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Susan Ray Sparrow, 66, of Paoli, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, after a valiant battle with cancer. Susan was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, she married Jay Sparrow in 1975. The couple recently celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. ...

Ira Shapiro discusses his books “The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis,” “Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?” & “The

Samuel Freedman, an award-winning author and professor at Columbia University’s School of Journalism, will join the Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Oct. 19 for a virtual discussion on the quest to advance civil rights in the United States.

A fire that broke out in a parking garage at London Luton International Airport Tuesday night injured six with smoke and left flights suspended into Wednesday afternoon.

Works to upgrade the sewer network in Renfrew have been extended after allotments were flooded for the second time in nine months.

“The House is in chaos now, and the important business of the nation, most notably right now the adoption of a budget, is not being attended to,” said John Jackson.

The unprecedented ouster of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy — forced by a small contingent of Republican lawmakers in his own party — raises questions about the short-term effectiveness in governing and signals a political development found in other countries, according to political experts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

The cottages at Carlungie have been renovated and extended into outstanding homes that are ideal for country living.

Author Rebecca Donner discusses her book “All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler.”

CAMDEN — Ruth Barbara Thomas, 95, died on 23 September at the Sussman House in Rockport, Maine. She was born October 30, 1927 in Pittsfield, Maine, the daughter of the late Francois “Frank” and Lida (Howes) Shaw. After marrying Robert Thomas in 1950...