Herald Whig

There was a time around here when the local news was filled with stories about the fire department rescuing a kitten from a tree or three kids were selling lemonade for a charity and the most serious story might be about the cops finding a homeless man sleeping in the park. I yearn for those days again. Times have changed and, unfortunately, not for the good.

If you are one of these people who say "My opinion never counts", well here is a chance to change that.  The City of Quincy and Adams County have put together a community survey which asks a series of questions concerning what you think needs to be done to improve our city, county and region.

In Wednesday's Herald-Whig there was a wonderful column written by Ed Husar about a retired teacher who played "Taps" at a recent military funeral. Beth Young is that retired teacher who feels strongly that "Taps" needs to be played live at Military funerals as a sign of respect.

A story that the Herald-Whig published last month has climbed to the top of Facebook’s trending list. It was a story about the Zanger family of Quincy, which reached the plateau of 100 grandchildren!

This Saturday the Walk for the Log Cabins 2015 will take place in an event put on by the Friends of the Log Cabins Association.

Apparently, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Office of Tourism feels a visit to Quincy and West Central Illinois is just not worth taking. I say this because once again, I received my copy of their Illinois Getaway Guide insert in the Sunday edition of the Herald Whig and Quincy was nowhere to be found in the magazine.

Every year the Quincy Exchange Club presents the Golden Deeds Award to a dedicated volunteer who gives endless hours of their time and talents toward making our community a better place to live. That award was presented today to Phil Conover...

Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend a St. Louis Blues hockey game as the Blues hosted the Calgary Flames at the Scott Trade Center. Once in line at the Scottrade Center I stood waiting for the doors to open and when they finally did I entered the facility only to find myself waiting again until I could get a security clearance to proceed to my seat.

The Quincy Police Department is investigating a shooting this morning that left a 12-year-old boy dead.

If you are a parent of a young child and looked at last Sunday's edition of the Herald-Whig, there is one story I hope you took the opportunity to read. The story, on page 1E of the FYI Parents section, involved kids swallowing the new "button batteries".