Ben Franklin

Quincy has seen a lot of growth in new businesses within the past few years, but there are also several that have closed in the past. I would love to see these store come back to the Quincy/Hannibal area.

Quincy has seen a lot of growth in new businesses within the past few years, but there are also several that have closed in the past. I would love to see these store come back to the Quincy/Hannibal area.

We can check one of the Ten Businesses to Bring Back to the Quincy/Hannibal Area off the list. In fact, the very first business named.

I drove across the Bayview Bridge in Quincy last Sunday and as I did I couldn't help but notice the numerous Bald Eagles that were perched on the icebergs in the river and in the trees along the river.  All chomping at the "beak" to secure their next meal of fish. Is it me or are you also seeing more of these fabulous birds this year?

The news broke this morning that Kroger will close its stores in Hannibal and Louisiana, Missouri.  Obviously, it is not good news for the people who work there and also for those who shop there. Whenever a favorite store closes it makes one wonder what store is next and when?

It was 260 years ago today that Ben Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm to prove that lightning was a discharge of electricity.  Why Franklin was flying the kite during a storm is still in question. This kite flying episode let me to thinking of the time when Dennis Oliver and I

For a fleeting moment yesterday, as I was driving by 17th and Broadway in Quincy, I felt like most people felt back in 1790 when Ben Franklin died.  Sadness.. that Ben was gone.