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Mar 1, 2022
Like a lot of you, I stay busy. Most of my workdays begin around 9 a.m. and end between 2 and 4 a.m. During those hours, I’m overseeing my businesses, leading webinars several days most weeks, and ...
Mar 1, 2022
We have an obligation to our readers to point them to credible news sources about Russia and Ukraine, even if we might not be covering the story ourselves. Russia’s propaganda machine is effective ...
Mar 1, 2022
Our newspaper has a president in our corner. We have for years. Ulysses S. Grant lived in Galena for roughly a year before the Civil War. He worked in the leather goods shop run by his two brothers, and ...
Feb 1, 2022
If you write columns, essays, observations from your own life or just a letter to Mom, you might use a model from best-selling author Robert Fulghum.
Feb 1, 2022
‘I got tired of the paper being part of the problem with people treating each other with a lack of respect. I realized we weren’t going to change anyone’s mind, and it wasn’t worth ...
Jan 1, 2022
The truth has prevailed among most Americans, but not among most Republicans, and that’s a real problem for democracy — and for journalism, which is supposed to serve it.
Jan 1, 2022
Many of the things you cover spanning hard news and features are the same year after year. Use the opportunity to explore new ideas and approaches for coverage. When is the last time you’ve really ...
Jan 1, 2022
COVID-19 remains a local story, especially if elective surgeries are getting canceled again, especially if our hospitals are running out of beds again, especially if our beleaguered health care systems ...
Jan 1, 2022
Winning photographs in the First Quarter 2022 Pub Aux Photo contest, taken from Dec. 11, 2020, to Dec. 11, 2021, captured breathtaking images.