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Books. A Laptop. A lunch box. Sports equipment. Instruments. By the time students get to high school or junior high, the list of what they need to carry on their body to and from school multiplies. While students may complain of muscle pain from the weight of what they carry […]
Summer vacation for my family is always packed with adventure. Usually, we take one or even two trips when we are out of school for summer. This year, our family got to go somewhere my brother and I have never been before, Hawaii. For two and a half weeks, we […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some things truly don’t matter. In the wake of another shooting in the United States, we should be prepared to hear a common refrain. “Guns kill people.” “People kill people.” There are arguments for both sides, but the bigger point is simple: It doesn’t make a […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com In my childhood, a group of elders — mostly relatives — were people I referred to as “old and wise.” Now that I’m a member of one of those categories, I find that the more I learn, the less I actually know. Passion is a trait I […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Mahomet Daily received this statement on Saturday. Per our posting schedule, Monday was the first day this piece was available for publication.August 25thFrom: Ben Chapman for County BoardContact: benbart.chapman@gmail.com or (217)898-8066Facebook Page I oppose the Confederate flag display at the Mahomet Music Festival On August 24th, a […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I get it. I say it to myself. I tell it to others. But I don’t really get it. We live in a world where caution and fear are more prominent in our minds than empathy and concern. Our school doors are locked. Our bank doors […]
Sangamon Elementary school has been a place of learning to thousands of students, including me. In fact, it is one of the first things I can remember when I first moved to Mahomet. As of this month, Sangamon shut its doors as a school and will soon have a new […]
Dear Sangamon Elementary, My heart is with you today. I imagine that you are excited about the next phase of your life as you become office space, but I also imagine that you are feeling a pang in your chest as you watch those first- and second-grade students enter your […]
2018 MSHS Valedictorian Speech by Kaitlyn Chalfant Good Evening Parents, Siblings, Family and Friends and thank you for joining us tonight. And to you, Class of 2018, Congratulations. Tonight we celebrate all of our successes, reflect on our memories, and take a step into our futures. As we move forward, I want […]
A response to an article published last week… Your little starting Kindergarten in the fall? Does this article make you feel anxious? I think it’s going to be okay. I’m in the thick of this and I can relate so much to the way the author is feeling and I […]
