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Today is National Waitress/Waiter Day. A $2 Tip Ain't Gonna Cut It.

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:24:51 +0000

The rules of tipping in restaurants vary depending on what nation and culture you are a part of. Here in the United States 15% is considered an average tip for average service.

What most people don’t realize is that waitresses and waiters are NOT paid minimum wage. This is a fact that restaurants rarely publicize but they should.

Proposed Westview Golf Course Changes to be Discussed Tonight in a Public Forum

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:32 +0000

Matt Burry, the golf pro at Westview Golf Course, has the job of making Westview a profit center for the Quincy Park District. To his credit he has produced a plan to help the public golf course find a way to make additional revenue. His plan involves taking the holes 19th thru 27 and [...]

Forget the .9 on Gasoline. You're Not Fooling Anyone.

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:19 +0000

Ok, it is time for the “I’m as mad as Hell and I am not gonna take it anymore” yell to be heard throughout the area as we all watched our gas prices go up some 65 cents a gallon last week. How does gas go from $3.35 a gallon to $3.99 in four days? [...]

Why Not Have a Daily Bus Between Hannibal and Quincy?

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:19:31 +0000

Here we sit twenty miles apart as the crow flies and no public transportation between Hannibal and Quincy. A town of 40 thousand has no connection to a town of 20 thousand people unless you drive yourself. Why not? It makes sense to me that there could be a need for a daily bus between [...]

Farmer's Market Begins 31st Season Today

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:55:00 +0000

The season opening Farmer’s Market begins this morning at Washington Park in Quincy. Today’s opening marks the 31st year for the event which feature fresh vegetables, fruit and plants provided by local farmers in the area. The Farmer’s Market is held from 7 to noon every Tuesday and Saturday. If you want to be a [...]

Kewanee Has The Right Idea, Unfortunately at Quincy's Expense

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:42 +0000

I was reading my Sunday edition of the Quincy Herald Whig when I came across an insert for National Train Day which is Saturday, May 11. The insert was apparently provided and paid for by the Henry County, Illinois Tourism Bureau, The City of Kewanee, Illinois, and the Kewanee Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Mile after Magnificent Mile.

Job Numbers are Out

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:40 +0000

Yesterday’s Quincy Herald Whig had an interesting article written by Matt Hopf that revealed that the area’s job picture improved in March from one month earlier. That is the good news. The bad news is that it is still higher than it was one year ago. As jobs go, so does the problem with drugs and crime [...]

It Is The 28th Anniversary of the Worst Decision Ever Made

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:25:17 +0000

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. It was on April 23rd, 1985 that the Coca Cola Company announced that it was changing its secret flavor [...]

Texas Governor Perry Trying to 'Steal' Illinois Businesses to the Lone Star State.

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:35:19 +0000

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. The former Republican presidential candidate will be in Chicago through today to meet [...]

What? No Quincy in the Illinois Department of Tourism Guide Insert?

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:44:28 +0000

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. Oh, there was a Quincy brochure mixed in with 65 other miniscule brochures that [...]