In an effort to serve an ever-changing population and community, the Washington District Library is trying to stay ahead of the curve and offer residents the best there is in terms of programs and educational assistance.
One such group library organizers have decided to give more assistance to is Washington’s home-schooled children.
Kids will be kids.
That has been the kind of cover-everything excuse apologists have given to explain whatever kind of mischief their young ones find themselves in from time to time.
But where do we as a society draw the line? When does just horsing around and playing pranks turn into vandalism and having police charges filed?
Haiti, for Becky Reeser, has become a second home.
The Germantown Hills woman has been going to the destitute island nation often to make a difference in the lives of the people there through her non-profit organization called Life’s Path.
Life’s Path Corp. was formed in October 2010. Reeser holds the position of founder and chief executive officer. The titles are fancy but there is nothing fancy about the work she and her volunteers do.
From one big letter to another, the old Kmart building is about to have a new tenant.
According to a city source, Big R is on the verge of filling the building, which has been vacant for almost a year.
Mitt Romney rolled past Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night. Despite the setback, Gingrich vowed to press on.
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WASHINGTON — Ludie Mae Bradford, 88, of Washington died at 10:35 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Pekin Manor in Pekin.
Born July 2, 1923, in Collins, Ark., to Dr. Robert Newton and Ludie Tindell Smith, she married GW Bradford Sr. May 18, 1948, in Arkansas; he preceded her in death Nov. 6, 1986.
