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Wat to thak eeryoe ioled at Passaat Hospital whe I had my recet

kee replacemet. The flowers, cards, otes, phoe calls, ad isits were

ery much appreciated.

I receied excellet treatmet durig my stay at Passaat.

Thaks Agai,

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THANK YOU

This week was a great week for harest if you could get rid of the grai.

Lies eerywhere with may ruig short hours. Also with the codi-

tio of some of the cor as far as damage ad moisture added to the

challege. Our operatio is ery fortuate to hae a good local elea-

tor ad truckig compay to keep our harest moig ery smooth.

Bea harest is i full swig with may about fiished. Yields hae

bee ery good as well as most cor yields. Good thig as a lot of cor

is ruig i the 10-30% damage rage. Tied with high moisture real-

ly brigs o a large dock. We fiished bea harest as well as double

crop beas. Double crop beas were i the high 20's ad seemed that

all the rai was ot ery beeficial to them.

O the wheat side the "early" plated wheat receied the 6-7" of rai

ad eer emerged as it rotted i the groud from all the moisture. I

guess if you plated a cor or soybea crop the same would also hap-

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Crime Stoppers of Morgan and

Scott Counties is seeking information

to assist the Jacksonville Police

Department in their investigation into a recent battery and a recent retail

theft.

On Wednesday, October 28, a 15 white male victim reported

that he was battered while walking in the 700 block of S. Diamond at

approximately 7:30PM. The victim reported that he was attacked by six

or seven assailants. The victim reported that the attack was unprovoked,

and that after he was knocked to the ground, he was struck with a base-

ball bat. The victim was unable to identify his assailants, but stated that

the group contained both white and black males. The victim was takento Passavant Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

A computer valued at $599.98 was stolen from Staples some-

time between October 22 and October 27, 2009. The computer is

described as a 15 Dell laptop model number IL545-USE010ST.

The police are asking that anyone who has information concern-

ing this crime, or any other crimes within the two county area, submit a

tip online by going to www.tipsubmit.com or calling Crime Stoppers at

243-7300. Tips may also be submitted by texting 274637 (CRIMES).

The first word of the text tip must be payout. More information can

be found at www.morganscottcrimestoppers.webs.com.

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A recent article in The Source

concerning a trip by World War II veter-

ans from Beardstown to Washington DC

was indeed touching when it described

the cheers from airport passengers when

the veterans disembarked from the air-

plane. I suspect there were tears, and

justifiably so, all over the place.

It brought back memories of a

sunny Thanksgiving day in 1944, when

the United States Army moved the 76th

Infantry Division from Ft. Myles

Standish, located near Taunton Green,

Massachusetts to Boston Harbor, 40

miles away. Among the men being trans-

ported was this writer, all 170 pounds of

him.

Taunton Green is located not

only 40 miles from Boston but also 18

miles east of Providence and 25 miles

west of Plymouth. It is well served by a

number of railroads. Ft. Myles Standish

was a holding area for troops awaiting

the trip across the Atlantic Ocean on

Liberty Ships. (Presently, there is the

frame of a Liberty Ship in a park in

Portland, Maine. They were manufac-

tured there during the War. If you are

ever near there and are curious as to theirsize you will see that they were not

exactly competitors with the Queen

Mary, but that is another story.)

Just exactly why the Army

would choose to move fourteen thousand

men from Ft. Myles Standish to Boston

Harbor on Thanksgiving is something

that only those who make such decisions

can possibly answer, and by this late date

they are all dead, so we shall never know.

But that was the chosen day.

I dont know how many trains

were involved, but there must have been

quite a few. I dont know at what hour

the 40 plus mile trip started, but it must

have been early. Nor do I know how

many trainloads there were after our reg-

iment loaded, but I suspect a number

more. A great number more.

There are a lot of crossroads

between Taunton Green and Boston

Harbor. A lot. I thought the ride would

be uneventful, 40 miles through the

Massachusetts countryside. I was

wrong.

When the train passed through

the first crossroads, there were crowds of

women dressed in their beautiful Sunday

clothing. Women in hats and finery wav-

ing at us; smiling at us; communicating

their support and their commitment. I

thought, That was touching. I had no

idea as to what was coming.

Remember, the trains started

moving early in the morning and proba-

bly continued all day. This was

Thanksgiving, a time when families

gather around the table and the hearth

and enjoy the pleasures of this particularday. It was probably three oclock in the

afternoon when the Fourth Platoon of

Company E, 385th Regiment of the 76th

Infantry Division made the trip.

Shortly we came to another

crossroads, and were met with the same

scene. It never stopped. How many

crossroads? How many women? How

long had they been standing there when

we passed? How long did they stay as

other trains brought more of the divi-

sion? Touched? By the time we reached

Boston Harbor we were so thrilled and

really overwhelmed.

I am not into war stories, I never

have been. But having started, I guess I

should state that when it was all over, and

we were coming back home and into

New York Harbor, my first impression of

again seeing the United States, was the

number of cars rounding the Battery.

Then, as we got closer, the welcoming

started. Sirens and whistles blared from

every ship in the harbor, and I mean

every single one. From ocean liners to

tugs. Cheers went up from every ship we

passed. Fire boats accompanied us and

shot huge streams of water in the air. Joy

and euphoria.

The euphoria remained with

me that night and and was still there the

next morning when, out of the deep

silence of sleeping men, the bullhorn

voice of the sergeant suddened yelled.

All right men, out of those sacks. On

the double. Move! Its time for Reville.

So, out we went in the cold for

morning roll call.

Somehow it was reassuring thatin spite of winning the most serious war

in its history, the Army hadnt even

remotely changed; reville would be

stood. Somehow that was reassuring.

The Army was still there in all of its reg-

ularity. This regularity had protected

the Country through the many years of

its existence. It continues to do so today.

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P A G E 4 12 N o v em ber - 18 N o v e

I was born with ten fingers, ten

toes, and a seemingly inbred respect for

the military. It was a decidedly healthy

respect, the kind that inspired my brothersto serve in the wakes of our father and

uncles, but not an indoctrination; military

service was encouraged, but not demand-

ed, so when my sisters and I chose civil-

ian lives, we did so with the same level of

support and encouragement as our mili-

tary siblings.

As I aged and gained more life

experience, my genetic respect for the

military found validation in what I

observed. My brothers excelled, as did

other service members, both active-duty

and retired. There was, of course, an

exception now and then, but far more

often I saw the military produce outstand-ing citizens. As a result, when I hit that

early-adult threshold where the world

becomes less what we are taught and

more what we assess it to be, my concept

of the military was firm; the armed serv-

ices took those willing to serve the rest of

us and helped them excel at it. I assumed

this was common knowledge and, thus,

that my confidence in and approval of the

military was shared by all.

I maintain my beliefs yet today,

with a couple of alterations. Law

enforcement, public safety, and humani-

tarian disaster and relief personnel now

share the militarys top slot in my person-al respect hierarchy. But while I choose

to believe my thinking still reflects that of

the majority, I am long past the miscon-

ception that my respect for the military is

universal.

Many Americans regard the mil-

itary with disdain, and they have been

very vocal in recent years. My concern is

not with those who disagree with the mis-

sion; our elected representatives are

responsible for what our military does, so

aim the discontent at the politicians and

fire away. Nor am I bothered by pacifists

who simply, if unrealistically, yearn for a

world where the military is just not neces-

sary. And I will not even bother to engage

suggestions that the United States does

not need defending, or accusations that

the military attracts and fosters war-mon-

gerers; in both cases, the few disciples of

those views need to seek counsel or, at the

very least, better education (try History

101 and The ABCs of Human Nature).

My antipathy, instead, is with the

elitists who disregard the men and women

in uniform as sub-par. Those who see

service as beneath them, those who can-

not fathom why anyone would

their potential, their pedigree, or

ents on the military: in short, th

thans. The so-called cultural elwith examples, but none summ

more succinctly (or more public

Senator John Kerry in 2006, Y

education, if you make the mos

you study hard and you do you

work, and you make an effo

smartyou can do well. If y

you get stuck in Iraq. The polit

age control effort started imm

after Kerrys comment, of cour

fell short because the average A

has heard this type of condescen

Kerry and his ilk before, enoug

we recognize it for what it is. An

not idiots; after all, according the idiots were in Iraq.

The Kerry quote is old n

the arrogance remains prevalent

of the reporting on military r

With two ongoing wars stretc

military readiness to the limit, th

ing standards have necessarily b

ered to meet demand. Rat

acknowledge that this is simply

response in any talent pool

example, the job market), and th

standards do not automatically

the dregs of society, the talkin

heads cry alarm. After years of

that our soldiers, sailors, and airmdrudged from the bottom of th

now they want us to believe the

has resorted to scraping up wh

found underneath.

Amidst all the criticism

happy to find this silver bul

TIMEs M.J. Stephey, Even

agency recently found that

Americans ages 17 to 24 are ine

enlist largely because of either

education, a criminal record, po

or all of the above. Normally a

tion like that, such a pathetic p

young Americans, would disturb

for now, as Stephey goes on to

cheer the militarys response

enlistment bonuses in order to

culling the cream of the crop.

I have always known t

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1. to form cloth by intertwining threads

2. to interlace especially to form a texture,

fabric, or design

So, we recently celebrated

Halloween in the small town ofJacksonville, Illinois. As I rode through

the different neighborhoods and looked at

the different decorations, I was absolutely

delighted to see all the pumpkins, ghosts,

and ghouls. One very common decoration

I like the best is the thick, dense, white,

silky stuff people use to create the illusion

of a spider web. Some of these web deco-

rations might stretch over a very small

portion of a particular area, whereas some

span the entire height or length of the

structure to which they are secured. Ive

seen that silky stuff in the package and

once it is removed there is a potential for it

to become a tangled mess. The kind I have

purchased before comes all bundledtogether and the decorator must pull it

apart and stretch it until it begins to take

on an eerie appearance, similar to that of a

web.

What is it about spider webs, or

cob webs (as I often heard my grandmoth-

er refer to them), that equates them to

fright? The web itself is a beautiful thing.

Ive never seen a work of art so intricate as

I did when, one day, I walked out my back

door and came face to face with a huge

web that had been constructed on my

garage door. My first instinct was to get a

rake and knock it down. But, once I took

the time to really observe the web I

though, whoa! How long did it take that

one spider to do this? I mean, there were

like a hundred spirals, patterned and posi-

tioned almost perfectly. Each section was

evenly spaced and the web was sturdy.

Not to mention, the architect of that web

was sitting right in the middle of it, just

waiting for his next catch. OOOO

WEEEE, it would have been a really bad

day for me if I would have accidentally

walked face first into that web. I probably

would have hurt myself by trying to slap

that spider off of me!

Having said that, I have reacheda conclusion that its not so much the spi-

der web itself that is frightening. But more

so, its the idea that the eight eyed, eight

legged, ugly creature that created this tan-

gible illusion could be lying in awaiting

somewhere within the web. That, my

friends, is what makes the web so frighten-

ing. Likewise, I realize that these finely

woven webs can be spun by people, too.

However, unlike the spider (who is natu-

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webs of intricate and ugly falsehoods that

give the illusion of being the truth. Like a

time spun web, a well worked and convo-

luted lie can also entrap an intended prey.

Therefore, an intended victim shouldalways look closely before taking the next

step, in order to avoid being caught in a

trap that will ensnare the victim and place

an extremely negative spin on that vic-

tims life.

Happy Holidays, Ladies and

Gentlemen! This is one of my philoso-

phies. I invite you to have your own.

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Wood, Mo., came up earlier this month to

teach a class in the assembly of the M2 Bailey

Bridge, named after its inventor Sir Donald

Bailey.

The area resembled an organized

scrap yard more than a bridge-building area.

Pieces of metal were stacked everywhere

large, heavy and slightly rusty.

Without a crane in sight, a group of

Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion and

workers from the Alaska Department of

Transportation had to heft each piece into

place using nothing but their good physical

condition and youth.

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every piece is designed to be hand portable

and easily installed by Soldiers in combat

environments. Its ease of installation also

makes it ideal for emergencies, wh

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The damage to Alaska's b

ing the 1964 earthquake was exten

cially on the Kenai Peninsula.

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over five days to fly the 520,000-po

but it could be flown.

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some kind (or) like this," said E

Fairbanks Northern Region bridg

nance. "I just think (the training) w

deal... we have these things stack

yard in Fairbanks too, but we neve

time to do it. This exercise with th

gave us the time and the opportunit

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This means you would need to find a taxable bond that pays at least 5.5% to equal the yield

of a tax-free muni paying 4%.

Even if youve determined that a tax-free munis yield compares favorably to that of a tax-

able bond, you need to assess some of the potential risks of owning munis. For one thing,

municipalities are clearly not exempt from the effects of the long and harsh recession weve

experienced. Consequently, some projects funded by munis may have trouble generating the

revenue needed to repay the bonds investors.

Another potential issue to consider with munis is their liquidity. Some states, such as New

York and California, issue a great many bonds, which are traded regularly. But some munic-

ipalities operate in more illiquid markets, so if you buy a muni from one of these issuers, you

may need to hold it until it matures.

Also, munis are traded over the counter rather than on an exchange, so it can sometimes be

difficult to get a price quote for your bond, not to mention a buyer. These liquidity issues may

not matter to you, however, if you intend to hold your bond until maturity, collecting regular

interest payments along the way and eventually receiving your principal back. There is also

credit risk when investing in bonds, where if the issuer defaults you could potentially lose all

of your principal.

In any case, as long as youve done your research and gotten help from a qualified financial

professional, you may find that municipal bonds can benefit you so give them some

thought.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Birthday. The same word that sends

children into fits of zeal can drive the middle

aged into fits of depression. Birthdays are of

monumental importance during the teenage

years. At 15, you get a drivers permit. 16a

license. 18now you can buy your own ciga-

rettes, vote, be tried in court as an adult, and

enlist in the US military. 21alcohol is legal.

Then the biggest one: 25. You can now rent a

car. After a pinnacle like car rental, theres not

much left, unless you want to run for President,

in which case, I should hope other issues are of

more concern than counting down the days

until you turn 35.

To celebrate my first birthday in

Hong Kong, my friends took me out for a tra-

ditional Chinese meal with a special birthday

twist. The first requirement was to eat long

noodles. The length of noodle consumed

directly corresponds to the length of life to be

enjoyed by the celebrant. Its science. Another

core element of a Hong Kong birthday is the

Birthday Bunrotund bread steamed and

sprayed with festive hot pink coloring, thenfilled with lotus seed paste. Before moving to

Hong Kong, I did not know what a lotus seed

was, much less that it is common practice to

make an edible paste thereof. I still have no

idea what it is. All I can report with any accu-

racy is that I have consumed a fai r amount of it

and I continue to live. Of course, for this I real-

ly must credit all those long noodles Ive been

eating.

Gift giving is just as popular for

Hong Kong birthdays as it is in the U.S. (This

does not hold true for Hong Kong weddings,

which I learned the hard way by carrying

around a stupid presentsince theres no gift

tableand trying to pass it off as my miniature

cubic purse). At a Hong Kong birthday, you

are under no circumstances, to give the cele-

brant a clock as a gift. The Chinese word for

clock and death are very similar, so to

receive a clock is to receive death. And just in

case you think shoes would be a good gift,

think again. To say the word for shoes in

Chinese, it requires a big sigh at the end of the

word. People equate this sigh with the last

breath of life, so shoes also equal death.

Moreover, the number four resembles

death, so if at all possible, you should try not

to be born in April (the 4th month) or any day

containing the number four.

In Vietnam, everyone celebrates his

or her birthday on New Years Day. Interesting

concept. Everyone is a year older on January

1st. This would never work in the US, where

individualism is so ingrained in the culture. I

definitely enjoy having my own day and was

so disappointed to learn recently that I share

itOctober 10thwith Taiwanese National

Day. No one ever brought this fact to my atten-

tion when I lived in the US. In Hong Kong, allI hear about on my birthday is Taiwan this,

Taiwan that.

A friend of mine in the Mongolian

Peace Corps says that people there calculate

age starting not from the day of birth, but from

conception. In other words, if I go to Mongolia

and I need to tell someone how old I am, I add

nine months to the number. Introducing this

concept in the United States would be disas-

trous. Imagine the chaos when thousands of

people aged 24 years 3 months suddenly think

they can rent a car.

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Fall has always

been my favorite time ofyear. I love the cool morn-

ings, the smell of burning

leaves, watching the com-

bines making their paths

thru the dried corn fields

and sitting by the first fire of the fall burning in

the fireplace while drinking apple cider.

The crown jewel of fall would be the

leaves. When you look out the window or drive

down the street and see the vibrant orange, red

and yellows it brings about such a warm and

cozy feeling. Have you ever seen the glisten-

ing sun through a bright orange tree? It looks

as though it has 1000 little bonfires burning

inside of it. It is so brilliant.

In just a few days, you will drive by

that same beautiful tree and it will no longer be

a majestical sight. The wind will have taken

away all of the leaves, never to be seen again.

I wonder how that can happen in what seems to

be a blink of an eye? This, my favorite season,

has become the most difficult for me to view.

For me, the change was watching my mother, in

just a little more than a month go from being a

majestic beauty to disappearing, never to be

seen again.

I never fathomed a time, when my

mother would not be here on this earth. Not

even as I sat by her bed, holding her hand and

watching her beauty, color, and breath leave her

body. To lose your mother right in front of your

eyes, and not be able to stop it from happening

is heartbreaking.

I lost my mom November 2, 2006 at

about 5 AM. During the fall, it feels like yes-terday. All the things I love about autumn trig-

ger the grief, pain and loneliness of my moth-

er's passing. My mom was such a huge part of

my world that I figured even with her passing,

I would still feel her presence. Unfortunately

that has not occurred and that leaves my heart

with an emptiness that cannot be filled. Just

like those colorful leaves, we so easily take for

granted, a loved one can be swept away so

quickly.

For those that have lost parents. They

understand the black cloud of sadness that

never seems to stray too far from our hearts and

the craving to just hear the sound of your loved

ones voice, to feel the warmth of a hug from

them. There is a need, no matter the age, to be

someone's child. This just never seems to go

away. While you might think the holidays arethe worst for us orphans, for me, they are no

problem. The holidays allow me to keep myself

busy and focused with the tasks at hand.

The moments that feel like you've

been punched in the stomach are those tricky

ones. Like when you go to pick up the phone to

call your mom to tell her good morning, or see

a car like she drove and start to wave. These

are the moments that make me relive the early

fall morning of watching my beautiful mother's

life wisp away from me like one of those

vibrant, brilliant yellow leaves in the wind. I

miss and love you mom. In peace and light.

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10/24

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My father often talked

about his experiences during World

War II, and he did so with justifi-

able pride. He enlisted in the army

after graduating high school and

spent most of his tour as an aviation

mechanic stationed in several state-

side bases. Like millions of other

ordinary Americans, he left civilian

life behind to serve his country in

time of war.

With every military

engagement since, it seems those

who serve our nation do so to

appalling levels of diminishing

respect. My uncle fought in the

Korean conflict. My brother served

in the Navy

during the

Vietnam War.C o u n t l e s s

friends toured

the battlefields

of Kuwait and

the current

engagements

in Afghanistan

and Iraq. And,

if one were to

believe reports

from a fair

number of

media and

e l e c t e d

sources, these

h o n o r a b l e

men andwomen are

worthy mostly

of our distrust and disgust.

The way some people are

talking about our soldiers these

days is as off base as a preschool

staging a sumo wrestler-tossing

contest. The claim that, I support

the troops but not the war, makes

about as much sense to me as

bathing the cat in turpentine and

being irritated that his fur fell out.

One of my former theatre

kids, Chapins Courtney

McCormick, is stationed in a mili-

tary unit right now in Afghanistan.

Courtney is about as far as I can

imagine from the kind of person

those critical naysayers are portray-

ing our military personnel to be.

She is strong, dedicated, unselfish,

compassionate, and extremely intel-

ligent. I would have no problem

whatsoever if God plucked her out

of our hemisphere of humanity,

placed her before the world and

said, This is the best America has

to offer.

Its hard to say who is

more to blame for the increasing

perception of our troops

in this ongoing spectacle

the so-called mainstrea

outlets who continue to

cherry-picked facts, dist

truths, and outright lies a

ly deserving of whatever

in store for them.

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11/24

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Reese Family Chiropractic is a

well-known name in the Jacksonville area

because of its positive connotation. When the

Reeses moved here in 1989, they had no idea

that they would be calling Jacksonville their

permanent home. The towns warm, inviting

atmosphere and citizens were enough to make

the family want to stay and serve the commu-

nity with whom they quickly fell in love.

When owner Doug Reese was in

high school in Pennsylvania, his older sister,

Lori, headed off to college and met her future

husband, Neal. He was studying to be a chiro-

practor and the profession interested Lori, so

she began to talk with Doug and their younger brother Greg about their future school and

career paths, pointing out that chiropractic

could be a good choice.

Doug decided on graduating

high school and going into the field

while Greg wanted to focus on respi-

ratory therapy. They both enrolled in

undergraduate programs; Greg fin-

ished and obtained his degree in June

1986 and Doug finished his prerecs to

enter chiropractic college in

September of 1986. The two then

decided to transfer to Palmer College

of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa,

where their brother-in-law had gotten

his degree.

Both brothers decided tomove straight through the program,

taking a full load of classes even in the

summer. The summer of 1987, howev-

er, since Greg had begun Palmer

College of Chiropractic one quarter

early, he decided to take take a quarter

off so that he and Doug would gradu-

ate together.

Doug worked at UPS

overnight while Greg was employed at

a local hospital. Soon, Doug got a job

at the hospital as a cardio technician.

The two were obviously very close all

the way through school, doing every-

thing together from lab work to work-

ing at the hospital, the two were inseparable.

During school, Doug met a girl

named Dee Dee, the girl of my dreams, hesmiled. She worked at the lab at Dougs

school. Dee Dee began to attend Palmer

College of Chiropractic Technicians in 1986,

after the two decided they wanted to be mar-

ried.

She would become certified

Chiropractic Technician and in the future be

able to manage her husbands office and assist

him with his work, from insurance paperwork

to patient care and exams. She would be the

key person in his office. Dee Dee finished her

schooling in 1987, and the two were married

on February 14 of that year.

Doug continued going to school

and working at the hospital with Greg while

Dee Dee used her degree and worked in a

large office. They soon found out they were

expecting, but a surprise came when they

heard they were having twins.

On August 22, 1988, their twin

daughters Emily and Erica were born. Doug

and Greg soon graduated with their Doctoral

Degrees. After graduating, most chiropractors

do a one to three year associate job with

another office to get hands-on experience

with other doctors.

Since Doug was married and had

just started a family, he didnt feel this was forhim. I needed to dive in headfirst, he stated.

I couldnt take a low paying associateship

with a family to take care of.

Doug and a friend he graduated

with became partners and decided to look for

a retiring chiropractor so that they could takeover his business. They looked in many

states, including Tennessee, Wisconsin,

Michigan, and Illinois.

During this time, Doug and Dee

Dee were staying with her Aunt in the Quad

Cities. They heard that a Chiropractor in

Jacksonville was planning to retire, so after

finding out where Jacksonville was, the cou-

ple and their business partner traveled to

Jacksonville to see the clinic, and meet Dr. M.

Nolan Smith.

Dr. Smith opened his business in

1953, on East State Street. Doug, Dee Dee,

and his colleague thought the business was

just what they were looking for and decided

to take it over in the summer of 1989. Just

before they were planning to move to

Jacksonville, Dougs friend and colleague

changed his plans and left the couple with a

difficult predicament - to continue the move

alone or to forgo the entire idea.

Doug and Dee Dee decided to take

the opportunity in front of them, so after the

two rented a duplex over the phone (without

seeing it) and packed up their young family

(including two 14 month-olds), they headed

to a new town to begin their adult lives.

Every time we reached out for aresource (in the Jacksonville community), it

was so easy. We had no problems! Doug

stated. Dr. Smith stayed at the practice for

about a month, introducing Doug to the prac-

tice and the patients, before entrusting the

business to him on November 1st of 1989.Dee Dee ran the office alone for

several years, computerizing the entire sys-

tem. She then trained employees as they were

needed because business began to grow

immensely. She then was able to go home to

care for her daughters and younger son,

Elijah.

Since 1995 would mark the 100th

anniversary of chiropractic care, Doug felt

that something big should be done. He made

a goal to have a new office built on Westgate

Avenue. The business has continued growing

through the years and now has several full-

time employees.

Kristin Lane is the offic

at Reese Family Chiropractic. She

nally hired as a receptionist and

took over Dee Dees place as a c

assistant.

Lacey Jones is the

licensed massage therapist. Ashle

was recently hired as a Certifie

Assistant. Courtney Daniels, a Lin

Community College student, wo

time at the office in high school an

tinued that into her college career.

As far as office visits go,

ed that, 90% of my clients haveskeletal need and require some ty

servative treatment.

When a new client come

Family Chiropractic, the s

ates their intake history wi

exam and diagnostic testin

the patient, and establishes

ual treatment plan and goals

For acute injuries, the

offers treatment modal

hot/cold, ultrasound, and ele

ments. They also give hom

stretching exercises. Howev

mary emphasis in treatment

ropractic adjustment. Othe

injuries are assessed in a ca

manner and reassessed ofteset goals in mind.

Other offerings at Ree

vitamin and supplement

custom pelvic stabilizers fo

foot support, and a new e

core strengthening circuit

clients on the proper way to

their backs in order to prev

injuries. Doug also is a

Chiropractic Sports Physici

I constantly try to stay

in my approaches, but my

keep it simple, Doug state

to change the way that o

approach life and guide th

rely on drugs, but to change their li

the way they think. If the body is h

the spine is aligned, it will heal anitself.

Twenty years ago, the Re

never would have imagined that t

still be living in the small

Jacksonville. The state facilities, sc

leges, industry, and citizens really

the two and made them want to sta

their family here. With 36 years o

clients and nearly 20 years of

under their own belts, Doug and D

Reese Family Chiropractic cant w

what the future holds!

Lacey Joes

Kriste Lae

Ashleigh Maso

Courtey Daiels

Dr. ad Mrs. Douglas Reese


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12 N o v em ber - 18 N o v eP A G E 12

Clifford KaysUS Navy

Robert Kays Karmy KaysUS Navy

Joseph KaysUS Navy

Albert SlavensUS Navy

Gerard KingUS Army

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Sgt. Glenn Robert EnglemanUS Air Force

John GreyUS Army

Joseph Emerson GreyUS Navy

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Wayne Tomhave

Terry W. FletcherUS Navy

B. Russell WilsonUS Navy

Hal Baker1945

Elbert H. LuttrellUS Army 1942 - 1945

RoUS A

Vick SievingsUS Army 1969 - 1971

Richard Gail WrightUS Army 1952 - 1954

Preserving the Memory...


13/24

Engineers (continued from pg. 6)

"The most difficult part is site preparation. If the s

ly laid out, you're going to have a lot of problems when you

launch the bridge across you'll have stuff binding," saSchwab, 56th Engineer Company site noncommissioned o

"Another big key is the site layout. If you try to take shortc

yourself over in the end. You'll have a bad bridge build or

to end up getting hurt."

Pvt. Adam Beard (of Jacksonville) said he never th

bridges in the Army.

"(It was) a lot more complex than I thought itd be

thought cranes would bring in large pieces and we would jus

I had no idea they were smaller pieces all put together one a


Richard L. LuttrellUS Army 1972 - 1974

Thomas L. MussattoNavy 1944 - 1946

Richard E. FreiburgUS Navy

Adam GoodeyArmy - Infantry 2004 - 2007

Luke GoodeyAir National Guard 2009

Ryan Burg and his USMC unit in Iraq

John C. WaltripUSMC

Robert F. DuRocherUS Navy 1944 - 1946

From the back: Larry Evans. Next row: Karsyn Wardlow (grand-daughter of Chuck Roberts), Chuck Roberts, Matt Lawson, HerbieHart.

John A. FarUS Army 1946

Memorial Day March: Middle ChuckRoberts, Karsyn Wardlow, MattLawson.

Verlin E. MagelitzUS Army 101st Airborne Vietnam

James BryanUS Army 198

Lt Col John Patterson (center) and members of the 183rd Fighter Wing.

...Of those who preserve our

freed

Adam Beard ofJacksonville working onBailey Bridges.

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14/24

One day last September, John

Lockman left his home in Jacksonville and

went to work. When he left, his son, Carter,

was six and his son, Sam, was two. When hereturned home a year later, Carter was seven

and three or four inches taller, and Sam who

knew only a few words the last time he saw

his daddy was now three and now speaking

in complete sentences.

John Lockmans job isnt a normal,

everyday, run-of-the-mill kind of job.

Lockman is an Illinois Army National

Guardsman, and last September, the citizen-

soldier who works in Springfield and normal-

ly spends his off-duty hours home with his

family, joined thousands of other guardsmen

from across the state and nation on federal

active duty in support of the war on terror in

Afghanistan.

And now, after nearly a year in

Afghanistan, hes readjusting to life at home,

and adjusting to driving again.

Capt. Lockman is assigned to the

634th Brigade Support Battalion headquar-

tered in Sullivan, and his unit, a part of the

Illinois National Guards 33rd Brigade, was

mobilized and deployed to Camp Phoenix, a

U.S. installation just outside Kabul,

Afghanistans capital city.

Over there, every day was like

groundhogs day, Lockman said referring to

the Bill Murray film about a reporter who

woke up every day only to learn it was

groundhogs day over and over again.

Duty days were anywhere from

12-18 hours long, every day, seven days a

week. The units mission was to provide

training and logistical support for the Afghan

army and national police, as well as support-ing Camp Phoenixs garrison command. As

the battalions supply officer, Lockmans job

was to deal with U.S. government contractors

and local vendors to meet operating needs.

For Capt. Lockman, his job in Afghanistan

was not a lot different from his fulltime job as

a logistician at Illinois Guard Headquarters at

Springfields Camp Lincoln.

According to Lockman, he was

treated well by the Afghan citizens he met and

with whom he dealt. Every now and then

there were some local language issues, but for

the most part, they treated us well. They were

trying to make a living off the government

selling goods and services to the base, so they

tended to be very courteous and polite.

The Illinois guardsmen had plenty

of time to prepare for their deployment sincethey received notice the brigade would be

called-up nearly 18 months ahead of their

mobilization date. For Lockman, though, his

job as a battalion staff officer meant he was

heavily involved in the planning stages and it

meant a lot of extra duty days away from

home as the unit prepared for mobilization.

There was a lot of travel, and a lot of extra

duty days and weekends, so it was almost like

being on active duty for two years instead of

one.

Even with the advance notice,

Lockman said it doesnt help you prepare for

things like being away from home for the hol-

idays, for birthdays, and celebrations. After

the unit was called up, they were sent to Fort

Bragg, North Carolina for additional pre-deployment training. When it came time for

the Thanksgiving holiday, Johns wife Julie

and his sons joined him for a last holiday get-

together at Myrtle Beach S.C. The Lockmans

said that helped ease the stress of the long

deployment to come.

Christmas, on the other hand, was

a different story. With their families now half

a world away, Lockman said he and his fellow

soldiers tried to treat Christmas as just anoth-

er work day. We tried not to think about it,

John said. He was at least able to phone home

and talk with his family.

On this side of the globe, Julie and

the boys decided to change their normal

Christmas routine. It was definitely differ-

ent, Julie said of the holiday. We spent

Christmas Eve at my parents house so it

wouldnt be just the three of us waking up on

Christmas morning.

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Serving a tour in a combat zone is

stressful enough for soldiers, and while the

issues they face are vastly different, the tour is

also difficult for the deployed soldiers fami-

lies.

It was definitely stressful, Julie

said of the changes that came with her hus-

bands call to duty. I wouldnt wish single

parenthood on anybody.

Julie said once Johns unit had

deployed, things that used to be easy to deal

with suddenly became more difficult. Child

care was suddenly an issue, she said. Julie,

who is a manager at Famous Footwear in

Jacksonvilles Lincoln Center, and John used

to work their schedules out to make sure there

was always someone available at home for

the boys. Without having John around, I sud-

denly found myself having to find someone to

watch the boys.

Besides working, I found myself

having to do two jobs. I had to be both Momand Dad, but we got through it. I had a good

support systema lot of people who came

together to help me through the year.

Asked if she had any advice for

Guard wives who may one day face a similar

situation, she offered these words: Take it

day by day. Theres only so much you can

plan for, only so much you can do. But theres

definitely a learning curve.

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For young Carter Lockman, the life

without dad at home was hard. I was very

sad when Dad left, he said. And with a line

that seemed right out of the movie Field of

Dreams, he added I really missed my dad

playing baseball with me. (Three year-old

Sam Lockmans sentiments were probably

the same as his older brothers, but he had to

go nite-nite and was unavailable for com-

ment.)

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During their time in Afghanistan,

Lockman said he and a lot of other soldiers

tried not to pay attention to how long theyd

been in the country or how long they had left before they came home. We didnt spend a

lot of time counting days, he said. We paid

attention to certain bench marks, like were

inside 100 days to go, or 60 days to go. But

once we got inside 30 days to go, it seemed

like time really slowed down. I tried not to

even look at a calendar once we got inside 30

days.

Finally the time came for the plane

ride home, and Lockman said there was a lot

of anticipation for the wheels up feeling

when the plane left Kabul. That was a good

feeling, Lockman said of the take-off. But

the best feeling was when the pilo

the intercom and said We have j

Afghani airspace. We were on a m

craft, and at that point we all got our combat helmets and body a

thats when we knew we were don

was just a matter of getting home.

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Probably one of the

about coming home was marchin

armory with the unit Capt. Lock

When we marched through the

crowd was screaming and cheer

kept trying to find Julie and the b

when I finally found them in th

well, that was a real treat.

On the other side of th

and the boys were nervous too. M

were excited to see Dad again, bu

nervous too. Really, really nervo

said. I dont know why, but we wI was definitely nervo

said. I didnt know how John w

when he saw us, or how he would

he saw how much weight Id los

was gone. (The captain and his w

bet to see who could get in the

while he was deployed. The

agreed Julies 40 pound weight los

the winner.)

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At the end of a year-lon

ment, after all the pomp and circum

the welcome home ceremony, ther

one word everyone in the crowd, s

family members alike wanted to h

word was Dismissed.

Once they said dismiwas great, John said with a broad

got a big hug from all three of them

something special.

For Carter, it was someth

too. I got to help Dad carry his

car, and into the house, he said.

had a big sign in the house

Moments later he appeared holdin

red, white & blue banner he helpe

welcome his dad home. And since

come home, he admits hes tended

him around the house quite a bit.

Mss ampsh

While the words missi

plished have been battered about

ranging from reporters to comed

they appeared on a banner behind

George W. Bush, they remain wo

members are proud to say at the en

of duty. For Capt. John Lockman a

of the 634th Brigade Support Ba

tour of duty is over, and they be

accomplished what they set out to

I think we did a lot t

conditions at Camp Phoenix, he

left it in better condition than we fo

we prepared the unit that followed

cess.

Mission accomplished.

Capt. John Lockman Returns from Afghan Duty Tour Written and photographed by G.Q. Spauldin

After a year long deployment John Lockman (far right), returned home to son Carter (L), wife Julie (Middle), and sonSam (on Julies lap).


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Bradbury might be.

We had just witnessed for

ourselves what some might call a

brief glimpse into the mind of that

local celebrity, and what a glimpse

it was. At the risk of offending or

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ator and director of Pardon My

Shorts, (a series of short plays, with

music by Roger Wainwright, put on

this weekend in order to support the

Boys and Girls Club of Central

Illinois) and/or any of the cast,

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we had a chance to witness the

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opener set the stage and prepped

you for just under two hours of

thought-provoking humordotted

ever so carefully with several com-

munity members who graciously

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to support a noble cause.

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subtle religious undertones, another

a hilarious two-man rendition of the

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three hour musical.

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Gretel (with all of the accou-

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lifes varied adjustments, and an

opera portraying the angst of two

ancient museum busts who never

quite have the opportunity to have

the love they deserve.

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mates and came to discover that only about one out of every five students knew

the true meaning, even though we all currently attend a liberal arts college.

I probably would not have even thought twice about this until I began

taking my Rhetorical Tradition class, taught by professor Adrienne Hacker-Daniels. Throughout the semester we have learned all about rhetoric and how

it stemmed from the seven original liberal arts. These seven arts were gram-

mar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy. Its really

interesting how these have developed into the ones that we consider modern

liberal arts today.

Liberal arts, according to the ever-popular Wikipedia.com, is a cur-

riculum that imparts general knowledge and develops the students rational

thought and intellectual capabilities, unlike the professional, vocational, tech-

nical curricula emphasizing specialization. The contemporary liberal arts

include the study of literature, languages, philosophy, history, mathematics, and

science.

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identify and solve problems is a hallmark of liberal arts graduates, prized by

employers everywhere. I agree with these statements because I feel like itsimportant to be knowledgeable about many different areas of study. Employers

are starting to look at how well a possible employee can adapt to change and if

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finally paid off this weekend with our production of Arsenic and Old

MacMurray. The entire cast worked very hard this past week, and for numerou

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loved it. Each night was different; laughs depended on how we delivered lines

dynamic of the audience. All the nights were fantastic though. Not to say the

no bumps in the performance, which there were, but we smoothed them ove

and the play continued. I would like to say a special thanks to all the cast mwho worked together for this play and also to all the people who came out to

us. Playing the role of Abby Brewster, I had to age many years by wearing a

adding a few wrinkles to my face. This was a fun experience for me also bec

roommate and friend played my sister Martha Brewster. MacMurrays fall pro

was a success and fun for everyone involved, including cast and audience me

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it did not feel like it because of my busy schedule. Frederick Winters came to

on Friday night and entertained all the students who attended. He is a trained

tist and took some student volunteers to be hypnotized. The entire audience

watching their classmates and friends be entranced for a while.

Sports teams have been busy this past week. The football team play

last home game of the season on Saturday. Mens basketball season had an ex

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lecture. Dr. Richard Hackman spoke about What makes for a great team. Hhas written and co-written numerous books about leadership in teams and o

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