Cooking With Kudzu, The So-Called ‘Vine That Ate The South’
Kudzu, an east Asian vine, was introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s as an ornamental plant and an erosion-control technique.
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‘The Personification Of Human Decency’: Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie Roberts
Our newsroom is in tears. My phone and email are bursting with more tears. The country has lost a great journalist. But I and so many thousands of others have lost a great friend. Yes, thousands of others.
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies at 75
Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died. She was 75.
As Congress Looks To Red Flag Laws, Illinois Tries To Enforce Its Own
With the public clamoring for action to reduce gun violence, Congress may soon create a federal grant program that would offer incentives for states to pass so-called “red flag” laws. Those make it easier to take firearms away from unstable people.
A New Beginning For Climate Reporting
Could it be that the press, especially the US press, is finally waking up to the climate story?
IEPA ‘Listening Session’ On Coal Ash Rules Tuesday In Danville
Two sessions on Tuesday at Danville Area Community College will give local residents the chance to tell the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency what they want from new rules regulating coal ash, a toxic substance produced by coal-fired power plants.
‘Americans Are Waking Up’: Two Thirds Say Climate Crisis Must Be Addressed
Two-thirds of Americans believe climate change is either a crisis or a serious problem, with a majority wanting immediate action to address global heating and its damaging consequences, major new polling has found.
Racial & Geographic Inequities Persist For Illinois Children, New Report Finds
In Illinois, the quality of a child’s health, education, housing and economic situation often correlates with a child's race, ethnicity and geographic location, according to a new KIDS COUNT report from Voices For Illinois Children, an organization that advocates for state investments that benefit children across the state.
How The Amish Live Uninsured But Stay Healthy
Holmes Co., Ohio, is a patchwork of farmland. Modest houses perch on sloping hills and laundry hangs from clothes lines, flapping in the wind. There are horses and buggies – some driven by farmers in straw hats, others by women with their hair covered in bonnets, babies on their laps. Holmes is one of the healthiest counties in Ohio. It’s also the least insured.
Last-Second Field Goal Lifts EMU Over Illinois 34-31
"A lot of people need to do a better job, including me," said Illinois coach Lovie Smith, following Eastern Michigan's impressive last-second 34-31 win over the Illini on Saturday at the State Farm Center.
