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Category Archives: Local Sports
‘More experienced’ Redbird football introduced for 2019
Illinois State University football met the media at Hancock Stadium Tuesday during the early stages of training camp for the 2019 season.… MORE
Redbird basketball squads prepare for trip to Italy
The Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball squads are preparing for 11-day trips to Italy that begin in about a week. … MORE
Valley football coaches, media pick NDSU 1st, Illinois State 3rd
Illinois State is picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in the annual pre-season poll of the league’s coaches.… MORE
Scoreboard, schedule
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ISU to offer beer, wine sales at select athletic events
Fans attending Illinois State University athletic events will now be able to purchase beer and wine at public concession stands.… MORE
Scoreboard, schedule
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Weekend scoreboard, schedule
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Scoreboard, schedule
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Weekend scoreboard, schedule
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Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…