*Author’s Note: It has been brought to my attention that I made a mistake in regards to Mr. Metzler’s career history. I said that he worked for 40 years in this department, when in actuality he previously worked in Urbana before coming to Mahomet. Thank you to those of you […]
I met Ramona Sullivan in 2018, when she was running to be a circuit judge. I was very impressed by her personal story, integrity, and qualifications. She came very close, but did not win the election for that judge position. Fortunately, the voters of Champaign County have another opportunity to […]
As someone who has been a caregiver to several family members, I am one of the millions of Americans experiencing the emotional, physical and financial heartache that dementia has on individuals and their families. I know there are more ways to help families like mine, and that’s why I work […]
To say that I am concerned about the future of our democracy is an understatement. Elections are divisive and negative because political parties feel they must prove that the other party is despicable in order to win. The movement toward ranked-choice voting has given me some hope for the future. […]
BY JULIE CEBULSKI While working on a team of directors in an assisted living facility, our team was shocked to learn that a staff member from a sister facility was arrested for embezzlement. We were shocked and saddened that someone we knew and respected had committed a crime. My administrator […]
School Board Election: Who I’m FOR (and Against) & WHY While this hotly contested school board election has gone on for what seems like forever, the positive thing about it is that we have eight people who are interested in serving our school district. In the 20 years our family’s […]
Good morning daily readers. I would like to remind all the people of Mahomet something that we talked about greatly when I first started working out here in 1997, character counts!Character counts in the things that we do, it’s the way you treat me and the way I treat you. […]
The following piece is signed by Kris Rath, Joy & Eric Seward, Katrina & Guy Roberts, Jordan Roberts, Daunte Roberts, Amber Vincent, Cheryl Harnsberger, Brookann O’Dell, Sarah Bensken, Sarah Windingland, Linda Meachum, Susan & David Gonzalez, Trisha Nelson, Kim Hooper, Diane Klock, Mark Webb, Garth Seiple The M-S Board of […]
Dear Editor, I am writing to encourage your readers to vote for Colleen Schultz in the upcoming school board election. I have known Colleen for over ten years. She holds a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Illinois and has been a professor there for 20 years. She is […]
My fellow M-S PTO board member and friend, Ken Keefe, is running for the Mahomet-Seymour school board. I am writing to happily endorse him for this position. I can tell you first hand that Ken will be a seriously valuable member of the school board because he has been so […]
