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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.

Gus Macker Basketball Registration Deadline Extended

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:31:52 +0000

The Quincy Exchange Club will be hosting the Annual Gus Macker Basketball Tournament in Quincy on May 25 and 26. The time to sign up 4-person teams to play in the event has been extended. Teams are placed into male and female divisions in age categories of 10 and under, 11 to 12, 13 to [...]

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 [...]

Gus Macker Registration is Underway with Deadline Soon

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:25:22 +0000

The Quincy Exchange Club will be hosting the Annual Gus Macker Basketball Tournament in Quincy on May 25th and 26th. The time to sign up 4-person teams to play in the event is now. Teams are placed into male and female divisions in age categories of 10 and under, 11 to 12, 13 to 14, [...]

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 [...]

Less Than 20% Respond to a Quincy Public School Survey

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:53 +0000

If you ever wanted to know why we keep hearing that our educational system is failing us, just read a Quincy Herald Whig article written by Ed Husar and published in last Sunday’s paper. The article is headlined “Not Enough Parents Respond to Survey For State Report”. The headline says it all. It’s not the [...]

We Need To Build a Meth Rehab Facility in Adams County

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:25 +0000

I read with interest the story in the Quincy Herald Whig regarding Adams County Sheriff Brent Fischer's conversations with the Federal officials about possibly housing Federal prisoners temporarily in the Adams County Jail. It is a suggestion by the Sheriff to increase some revenue for the county. The proposal is being contemplated by the Adams County Board.It got me to thinking

Newspaper Endorsements of Candidates Need to End

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:21:46 +0000

It is a practice that has been done for years, but one that this writer thinks should cease. It is the practice of endorsing candidates in newspapers and on TV and Radio. Every election, I find myself wondering if anyone is swayed by a newspaper endorsement to vote for a specific candidate. This year, the [...]

Here's Why Illinois Illegals Are One Step Closer to Legally Driving

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:53:12 +0000

So I opened my Quincy Herald Whig yesterday and there it was, the headline I had expected which read "Senate OK's immigrant licenses". Was I surprised? No, not at all. Am I disappointed? You bet I am. I'm also mad and mad enough to open my window and yell out the infamous line "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it any more".

Hello Quincy, You Have a Bad Meth Problem!

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:00:36 +0000

In case you didn't notice, in Sunday's Quincy Herald Whig there was a listing of recent Circuit Court activity. In that listing on page 12-E, there were 27 cases involving people who were arrested for using, delivery, possession or selling of methamphetamines. A few days before the drug task force arrested some 14 people in a sting operation in Quincy.