Main Street- by Roger Allen publisher – July 9, 2009
25 Years Ago… It was a trip down memory lane. The class of ’84 opened their time capsule a few days ago. Inside, among other […]
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Main Street – May 14, 2009
Fixing the glitch We are a capitalist country. If a family opens a little shop and invests all their money in it, hoping […]
Main Street—May 7, 2009
Don’t blame the pigs Apparently it was the pork chop producers lobby that got the name “swine flu” changed to “H1N1 flu.” I’m glad. I […]
Main Street, April 30, 2009
What’s for Breakfast? In the “old” days, breakfast was a lot of pork and bread and potatos and eggs. Maybe even pie! I was facinated […]
Main Street
Constantly confusing We’ve just enjoyed another Easter event with church services, goody baskets, and Easter egg hunts. We’re also enjoying some pretty nice weather compared […]
Main Street
“Where’s my paper?” It isn’t just mortgages and General Motors; the newspaper industry has its own crisis. Long-established papers everywhere are cutting staff, curtailing delivery, […]
City switches to windpower, turbines installed
photos by Melanie Ragsdale In an effort to support President Obama’s efforts to move the country to alternative energy sources, the City of Rockford has […]
Main Street
Power! Hooked on oil? Want alternative energy? We’re all overlooking something that’s right in our back yards. The neighborhoods are full of squirrels looking for […]