Yesterday marked the 28th anniversary of the worst business decision ever made. I am sure it was made with the best of intentions, but the decision was met with a great deal of resistance from throughout the world.
The City of Quincy's Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 26th at 1:30pm at Quincy University's North Campus at the Connie Niemann Center for Music.
Texas Governor Rick Perry arrived in Illinois yesterday and remains in Chicago today. He is on a determined mission to lure away some of the the state’s businesses. His whole theme is to pack up and leave Illinois and reopen in Texas.
I was at the Humane Society's "Fur Ball" Saturday night and had a wonderful time. People were dressed in cocktail attire and there were quite a few good looking ladies at the event. It got me to thinking about who might be the best looking woman I have ever seen in my lifetime?
There will be a Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Quincy Public Library, 526 Jersey. Sgt. Duane Long with the Quincy Police Department will be in attendance to address questions or concerns about personal protection/firearms.
Did anyone else notice the lack of Quincy mentioned in the "Illinois Getaway Spring/Summer Edition" insert in the Sunday Quincy Herald Whig? I started thumbing my way page by page looking for something about visiting Quincy and there was nothing to be found.
It maybe a little premature of me to bring this up but with the rising waters in the area the thoughts of sandbagging are certainly being discussed.
Wow, it is finally Friday. It has been a very ugly week for news. Every day this week has seen an ugly news story develop and the headlines reflected it..
The Missouri Department of Transportation ( MoDOT ) has temporarily closed US 61 at Alexandria in Clark County due to water over the road. A marked detour is in place to advise motorists of the road closure and alternate routes.
Today marks the one year anniversary of the birthday of Kelton Christopher James Peter, the son of Stephanie and Chris Peter of Quincy. For eight days after his birth Kelton battled to survive from a rare genetic birth defect called Trisomy 13. Kelton lost his battle to live on the eighth day.
