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Eating black licorice can be a problem
Question: I heard that eating too much black licorice can cause heart problems. Is that true? Answer: In some cases, for some people, yes.With Hallowe...
Community needs library levy renewal
The Champaign County Library is asking for your support in renewing the 0.8 mill property tax levy in this November’s election.Public libraries ...
The tapestry that was 1927
As much as I love historical fiction is how much I also enjoy narrative history. Authors in both genres research carefully, novelists weaving a compel...
Protecting Ohioans’ health care
Ohioans’ health care is once again under attack from Washington Republicans who are attempting to use the courts to get around the will of the v...
And then there was Google
I have never kept specific track, but I probably click on Google at least a dozen times a day to satisfy my ravenous curiosity. Recent results from my...
About history: CCPA hosts cemetery tour
Did you know that Oak Dale Cemetery is home to a veteran who was shot down and held as a prisoner of war during World War II?Or that an Oak Dale Cemet...
Expanding worker protections
For decades, companies have used temporary workers, subcontractors, and independent contractors as a way to pay people less for the same work, skirt l...
New ‘Family Section’ being developed at Oak Dale
Editor’s note: Oak Dale Cemetery is developing an outer section of the cemetery to accommodate the request for a family burial plot. Below is an...
Champaign County Coffee Trail
Fall is in the air and there is nothing better than cozying up with a warm cup of coffee in the morning or for an afternoon pick-me-up at a local coff...
She was sort of ‘set’ in her ways
Clicking through TV stations the other day, I caught one of those shopping channels during a kitchen show. Their decorative sets of pans, fashionable ...
