Commentary
The Mahomet Daily provides insightful comments on life in East Central Illinois.
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Commentary: Loss of print newspaper to leave void
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Last week’s news hit like the unexpected death of a family member: Sudden and swift, without…
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Commentary: The reminder of Memorial Day
By Jason Schifo Memorial Day, is set aside on the last Monday of May, today, to honor all the men…
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Commentary: Grieving alone
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tragedies have grown worse. That is in no way meant to diminish the magnitude and impact…
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Brogan’s Corner: A change in perspective during quarantine
BY BROGAN HENNESY The past few weeks have been a new and surreal experience for me, and probably any other…
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Commentary: The Introvert
By Dani Tietzdani@mahometnews.com I saw a friend the other day who asked how I am doing. It’s not an unusual…
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Letter to the Editor: Board Member explains two-week hiring freeze
It is 2:15pm on Monday and I just got a new assignment from a social studies teacher that is due…
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Letter to the Editor: Board Member looks at hiring discussion
Dear readers: As a person that has made a career in education and runs a small business, I understand being…
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Letter to the Editor: Board member asks “What If?”
Hi! How are you? What a strange question that is to answer these days. When I ask it of my…
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Letter to the Editor: Board member looks at discussion to come
I knew something was wrong the moment I answered the phone. His voice was quivering. The superintendent had just left…
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Commentary: Driving across America during COVID-19 crisis
We made our last stop at Hurts Donuts in Bettendorf, Iowa, Friday morning after driving across the country for four…
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