Land trust s `challenge aims to get Hoosiers back outdoors
RYAN TRARES, Daily Journal
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TRAFALGAR, Ind. (AP) The wind whistled through the bare branches of towering red and white oaks at Laura Hare Preserve at Blossom Hollow, carrying the scent of the forest and of the arrival of spring.
From on top of a ridge, visitors to the Trafalgar area preserve could look out over small lakes and ponds that are part of the Lamb Lake system. If they listened closely, they might hear the fluting of the wood thrush and the voices of worm-eating and hooded warblers.
Passing another hiker is a rarity, as the preserve is one of Johnson County’s best kept secrets. But the trust that oversees the beautiful natural spot hopes to encourage more people to discover it in the coming months.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour Government s light rail backtrack deserves praise. Now it must deliver
3 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Transport Minister Michael Wood. Photo / Mark Mitchell
OPINION:
Hold off on ridiculing the Government for scratching their light rail plans and starting again. This decision deserves praise. It takes a certain amount of courage to admit you ve got it wrong and need to go back to the drawing board, especially when you know it ll open you up to ridicule. And that s exactly what s happened. Critics are having a field day.
That s the Government s own fault. Light rail is a broken promise. The first promise Jacinda Ardern made as Labour leader in 2017 was that light rail would be up and running by 2021. Far from that, there isn t even a shovel in the ground in 2021. Light rail is a symbol - a bit like KiwiBuild but not quite as bad - of the Sixth Labour Government s inability to deliver.
Illinois authors busy with new releases
Angela Bauer, abauer@myjournalcourier.com
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Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield has written a new book, “In Running for a Higher Purpose.”Photo provided
Aside from “You Can’t Write City Hall,” comedian Jeremy Nunes’ humorous take on his time in office as the village president of Dawson, others in central Illinois have written books that are newly released or about to be released.
Here’s a look at some others:
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield also is a marathon runner and hockey player. In his new book, “In Running for a Higher Purpose,” Paprocki discusses how running unlocks both physical benefits and “profound spiritual well being”.