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The separation of church and state is good for church and state


The separation of church and state is good for church and state

Rev. Don Heath | Guest columnist Christian nationalism is a political ideology rather than a theological position. At its core, it is the belief that America is superior to all other nations, that God has uniquely blessed America above all other nations, and that America should be recognized as a Christian nation. Christian nationalism has […]

Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas


Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas

Samantha Jayne Allen won the Tony Hillerman Prize for her 2019 debut novel, Pay Dirt Road. Hillerman, not Native American, grew up among American Indians in Oklahoma and published 18 novels featuring Navajo police officers Joe Longhorn and Jim Chee. These books, particularly “Skinwalkers,” “The Blessing Way” and “A Thief of Time,” were award-winning and […]

Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas


Novice detectives investigate in a fictional town in Texas

Samantha Jayne Allen won the Tony Hillerman Prize for her 2019 debut novel, Pay Dirt Road. Hillerman, not Native American, grew up among American Indians in Oklahoma and published 18 novels featuring Navajo police officers Joe Longhorn and Jim Chee. These books, particularly “Skinwalkers,” “The Blessing Way” and “A Thief of Time,” were award-winning and […]

Old family Bible returned to descendants of original owners


Old family Bible returned to descendants of original owners

Thanks in part to the work of a former Eau Claire detective, a Bible more than a century old will soon be in the hands of the direct descendants of its original owners, a prominent Green Bay couple who moved to Wisconsin shortly after the Civil War. The Bible has been in the possession of […]

MSU Emeritus publishes first novel about Jewish culture in Ozarks


MSU Emeritus publishes first novel about Jewish culture in Ozarks

Preserving Jewish history has been an ingrained part of Mara Cohen Ioannides’ work for nearly 25 years. The Springfield author is now celebrating the release of her third novel, which explores Jewish life in the Ozarks over 140 years ago. Self-published, Yellow Jack and Turpentine is the first historical novel to explore the intertwining of […]

When do districts start in central Illinois?


When do districts start in central Illinois?

IHSA Football Schedule Video: Top Games Around Peoria, Illinois for 2024 One game a week: The 9 Peoria-area football games we’ve marked on the IHSA calendar for 2024. Summer is coming to an end, and that means the new school year will begin sooner than you think. Most schools in the Peoria area start around […]