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One of the biggest names from the ska/2 Tone revival of the late 1970s, early 1980s, The Beat came to the Cambridge Junction on Wednesday, June 21, with support act Bow Wow Wow featuring Annabella Lwin in tow. The Beat on stage at Cambridge Junction on June 21, 2023. Picture:...

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  • June 22, 2023

We delved deep into the Dazed archives for projects which capture the radical sexual practice People have always had an affinity for fetishism, long before we had iPhones, latex dresses and spiky high heels. In ancient cultures, the word fetish meant “inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers”. In...

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  • June 21, 2023

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:...

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  • June 18, 2023

Home Federal was never out of it against Lincoln Anderson Ford Saturday at Ryder Park. The Grand Island seniors rallied back from multiple deficits numerous times, but could never get that key clutch hit they needed. Home Federal had 15 hits but left 13 batters on base and was tagged...

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  • June 17, 2023

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...

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  • June 17, 2023

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...

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  • June 17, 2023