AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...
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PARIS — To Brian Yutko, a top engineer at Boeing, now CEO of its air taxi subsidiary Wisk, the invention his team has produced is more than just a cool flying car. Boeing wants aspects of the cutting-edge technologies that allow its taxis to fly autonomously to make it onto...
Organisers have billed the biennial event as the “recovery airshow” after the coronavirus ravaged the sector and saw the event cancelled in 2021. The aerospace industry is flocking back to Le Bourget airport outside Paris, as aircraft makers field hundreds of orders and airlines brace for a near-record number of...
Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...
DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: I have a small business. Currently, I have no employees and am working out of my home. However, I am thinking about renting an office and moving my business out of my house. What do you think? ANSWER: We have both worked in...
Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...
The Daily Minute is the Journal Star’s morning news briefing where you can get the latest news in about a minute each weekday. Previous Daily Minute videos are archived here. Good morning, Lincoln. Here are this morning’s top headlines. Open Harvest groundbreaking As downtown Lincoln continues to see development eastward,...
ANDERSON — Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr., city of Anderson staff and community leaders announce that the Independence Day celebration will be Sunday, July 2. “The City of Anderson Independence Day events mark the high point of summer,” commented Mayor Broderick. “I invite everyone to enjoy the many, free activities for...
QUESTION: I’ve reached the difficult decision that I need to terminate one of my employees. What is the best way to handle this? ANSWER: Terminating an employee is a big step and never easy for either party. When deciding to dismiss an employee, we suggest the following steps: Make sure...
The Daily Minute is the Journal Star’s morning news briefing where you can get the latest news in about a minute each weekday. Previous Daily Minute videos are archived here. Good morning, Lincoln. Here are this morning’s top headlines. Willa Cather statue A statue of Nebraska’s Willa Cather was unveiled...