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Eleven More Shootings and Three Deaths Saturday in Chicago

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:38 +0000

I was reading Sunday’s Quincy Herald Whig and came across a story about Chicago’s violent Saturday night and I got to thinking how nice it is to open your paper and not read about murders and other violent crime in our particular area. Oh, we are not exempt of these crimes but on a regular [...]

The Chicago Cubs Want Your Logo to Commemorate 100 Years at Wrigley

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:31:42 +0000

Want a sign of spring? Well the pitchers and catchers for major league baseball teams reported to camp today in Florida and Arizona in preparation for the upcoming baseball season. Pretty soon the Cardinals will be heading north to Busch Stadium and the Cubs to Wrigley Field. For Wrigley Field, this year will mark [...]

The Shootings in Chicago Continue

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:07:02 +0000

According to the Chicago’s WBBM-TV web page, the police in Chicago are changing their response to the 911 calls they get beginning this week. They’ll no longer come right away to reports of things like criminal damage to property, vehicle thefts, garage burglaries, or other crimes in which the suspect is no longer on the scene, and the victim is not in immediate danger.

Spend Cubs, Spend – Chicago Cubs to Invest Millions Into Wrigley Field

Dennis Oliver — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:23:43 +0000

According to the Associated Press the Chicago Cubs want to do a “complete renovation of the ballpark.” That ball park is Wrigley Field. It’s called the “Wrigley 20-14″. Wrigley will be marking it’s 100th year in 2014. The total cost could be around 300 million. That is alot of zero’s. And get this shocker, the [...]

Luke Guthrie on Top of the World

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:36:43 +0000

I have never met Luke Guthrie but I feel like he's one of us simply by being from Quincy. This young man came from behind yesterday to win the Web.com Tour's WNB Golf Classic in Midland, Texas. He was 5 shots back when play started yesterday and he made up the difference and then some after firing a 6 under par 66 in the final round.

Olympics Are Over. Now What?

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:18:14 +0000

Ok , if you have been a regular reader of my blogs, you know I can come up with some wild thoughts about things. As I was watching the closing ceremonies for the Olympics in London, England , I was thinking about just how fast things went. It seemed like they just got started and [...]

Quincy in Close-Up: Amtrak Station

Kurt Parsons — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:00:21 +0000

The Quincy Amtrak Station

The Quincy Amtrak station is on Wisman Lane. It opened in 1985. The Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg routes offer daily service between Quincy and Chicago.

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Must be Close to a Full Moon

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:02:31 +0000

We do a little bit on the morning show called "People Stories". It airs at 7:15 am Monday through Friday and it deals with people and some of the stupid things they do. Whenever I am out and about I hear from people who listen and comment about the one I used that morning. It's funny in that I seem to hear from more of you when the moon is full.