Three weeks into the new year and I’ve finally stopped writing 2024 on my checks. They say life happens in threes so hopefully with these three weeks behind me I’m looking for smooth sailing.
Let’s start with the promises that President Trump made during his campaign. Among them are mass deportations, lower grocery prices, reduce the corporate tax rate, and institute a reciprocal tariff policy.
January is here and a new year has begun. It is a great time to snuggle up with a good book and read. We have many titles to choose from. If you do not have a library card, it is time to get one. If you live in Rochelle, all you need are two forms of identification, one with a picture and one with a current address.
If you need an example of how some people are treated with kid gloves and others are prosecuted/persecuted, you need to look no further than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was storing classified information on her personal email server.
In a guest column on Jan. 12 entitled, “Ron Kern: New law on business ownership”, Mr. Kern, who is the manager of the Ogle County Farm Bureau, holds true to the tradition of talking heads of special interest groups like our farm bureaus: he shows zero concern for other groups.
A recent opinion piece in the Rochelle News-Leader defined what “lawfare” is, and then dismissed any assertions that it was being pursued against President Trump as quickly as you would turn off a light. However, if you look at the details of the various cases which were indicted and pursued against then Republican Presidential candidate Trump, you get a different view.
One of the reasons I enjoy living in Rochelle so much is how supportive our residents are of community organizations and community causes.
It is unusual for a president-elect to have many world leaders and industry leaders posture intensely, trying to get on his good side before he becomes president.
It’s that time of year where I start fielding calls from landlords curious about what cash rent for farmland should be. There’s no magic formula as coming to a cash rent is a negotiation. However when looking at the economic impact of grain farming last year I would caution those landlords that cash rents may be decreasing, particularly if you want to keep a good tenant on the farm. A mindset of less is more may be appropriate.
The staff at our Rochelle ALDI have been meeting the special needs of their customers for years by purchasing gift cards to "help" customers when times are difficult.
Are you looking for all of the answers on how to reduce your persistent fears and anxieties? Fear and anxiety can ruin your life if you do not know how to overcome it.
Recently, while attending a community event, someone asked me how things were going at Kish. I began to answer with the usual, “Things are fine,” but stopped myself, adding, “Actually, things are better than fine — they are really great.”
A federal court has ordered a nationwide preliminary injunction halting enforcement of a law requiring the filing of private business ownership information with the federal government.
A vision of the past haunts those who argue against U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. It directs our attention to America’s experiences in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and warns against entanglements in far-away military conflicts. We must indeed avoid the mistakes of those ill-conceived ventures.
Among the four different types of technology, production technology is the knowledge, tools, machines, and systems that we use to make artifacts we need and want for living our lives. We manufacture “products”, which are artifacts transported from the location where they are produced, or we construct “structures”, which are artifacts that remain at the location they are produced. Our unique human actions of inventing, designing and producing artifacts to satisfy ourselves partially defines what people are, and understanding production technology is fundamental to understanding humans.
What does the word “weaponize” mean? If it is being said that a person or entity is being tried before a court for breaking a law, does that mean that the said law is being weaponized against them? Does this make it wrong? If so, does that mean we cannot have any laws? I say no because laws are weapons against people or entities doing something that will hurt the public. It’s why they exist.
Farm labor is a big topic in the US, primarily in states that grow fruits and vegetables. Without that labor food does not get to your table and if it does it’s more expensive.
Happy Holidays! It was exhilarating to see our community at the Christmas Walk Parade. The Library had a great time! It was a chilly evening, but we saw all of our Library friends and had a fabulous time decorating cookies, eating popcorn, drinking hot chocolate and watching a movie at our Open House. It is always a fun evening.
The Flagg Township Museum held “A Holiday Tea” on December 17 at the Lincoln Arts Center.
The Ross Heirship controversy has largely been forgotten. If you lived in Lane or Rochelle between 1888 and 1945 it was an ongoing nightmare. At the peak of the legal challenges over 60 residents of Rochelle were threatened with ejectment suits, the ownership of 40 acres of Rochelle were under debate. But as Charles Dickens said, “The way to tell a story is to begin at the beginning.”
Today it certainly is a global economy. Whether manufacturing, trade or wholesale we are all tied to foreign companies and industries.
There are many reasons why some people are reluctant to get help for their mental health or addiction issues.
Sustainability is a word we hear quite a bit these days. In agriculture it translates in context to caring for the air, land and water to pass our farms onto the next generation to produce food and fiber for a global economy. Sustainability also translates into improving the efficiencies of agriculture in order to provide a profit to those involved in the industry in order to sustain their families and their livelihoods.
Do you always vacation at the same place? Would you like to explore new destinations but aren’t sure where to start? Let me help by asking a few questions to create your own travel bucket list and maybe find some new favorite places!
There are close families, and there are really close families. This is a story of the closest family I have had the honor of finding.