Welcome back to another week of the Dragon Beat–the last one of the 2024-2025 school year! Tomorrow is the last day of attendance and students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. The annual eighth …
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5/22/25
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! Happy end of school! We’re 20 weeks into the second semester, and it is the end of the year. For those who answered the riddle last week, if you go, they both have …
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5/22/25
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“Beginnings are usually scary, endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it …
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by Mary Herschelman
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5/19/25
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Holy cow! May is National Beef Month!
Let’s celebrate by reading a few facts about beef cattle…
Beef is meat from full-grown cattle around two years old. This includes steaks, …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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5/19/25
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I went to my first Pirates game of the season last Monday, as Pittsburgh visited Busch Stadium for the first time of the year. The Pirates lost.
Being a lifelong Pittsburgh fan, I have come to …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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5/12/25
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Dear Editor,
I attended the Noem Go Home rally in front of the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield on May 7, along with a State Police-estimated 300 other people. For the record, …
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by Lisa Ervin, Hillsboro
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5/12/25
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The Christiana Tillson Chapter of the NSDAR in cooperation with The Journal-News will be providing a monthly article pertaining to the build up to the Revolutionary War.
The articles are for …
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5/12/25
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Happy Thursday, Lancers! We are currently finishing up the last week for the class of 2025. As it has been a busy week for Lincolnwood, let’s see just how busy we really are! The class of 2026 …
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by Abilene Norris
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5/8/25
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! Happy (almost) end of school! We’re already 18 weeks into the second semester, and it’s almost the end of the year. We only have a little left to go. For …
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by Milla Anderson
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5/8/25
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I suspect I’m much like my Grandma Jennie McCunn, who lived to be 107. I’ve learned enough about growing older to not want to become a centurion, as she did in an era when living to be a …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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5/5/25
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Dear Editor,
I have lost count how many times . . . and how many communities, including Hillsboro . . . I have stood with other citizens, American flag in hand over the last 20 years …
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by Rod Stewart
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5/5/25
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Dear Editor,
In regards to the Letters to the Editor in the Monday, April 28, 2025, Journal-News: yes, let’s just leave all the illegal immigrants alone.
Let’s let …
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by Thomas Robbins
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5/5/25
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April is filled with springtime chores. Getting the garden made is at the top of the “to do” list. Many of the four legged family members are having their own adventures.
Lassie, the …
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by Carole (Best) Brown rosebudbooks@gmail.com
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4/28/25
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Dear Editor,
For decades, I have listened to many people in the area stridently argue the Second Amendment clearly bestows the right of gun ownership with the phrase “keep and …
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by Lisa Ervin, Hillsboro
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4/28/25
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Dear editor,
That the Supreme Court is even entertaining arguments questioning birthright citizenship should give all of us a great deal of anxiety.
While it is true that the …
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by Michael Collins, Hillsboro
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4/28/25
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Welcome back to another week of the Dragon Beat! I hope you had a peaceful and enjoyable spring break. Tomorrow at HJHS is career day for the seventh and eighth graders. Recently, the students have …
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4/24/25
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Welcome back, Topper Nation! Can you believe we’re already 16 weeks into the school year? It’s almost the end of the year. We only have a little left. Congratulations to everyone who …
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4/24/25
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Happy Thursday, Lancers! The weather is finally warm, and the countdown until summer is on here at Lincolnwood! Lancers went on their spring break last Thursday and returned to their normal schedule …
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4/24/25
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Cross Over Ministries/Next Network, doing business as The Haven Home of Hope’s mission is to support those struggling with mental health and substance use challenges.
We believe that …
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by Barb Boston and Dawn Young
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4/21/25
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Happy April! If the weather cooperates, farmers will soon be full speed ahead planting a new crop, and that means increased traffic from farm equipment on our roadways.
This is your annual …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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4/21/25
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