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Reagan’s conservatism forged during years with GE
By Bill Kemp. Published on January 20, 2019.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan was no stranger to Bloomington-Normal, though most of his visits occurred decades before he reached the Wh...
Secor’s Minnie Vautrin, ‘Goddess of Mercy’
By Bill Kemp. Published on July 21, 2019.
Born, raised and educated in Central Illinois, Christian educator Minnie Vautrin was an eyewitness to one of the most horrific and crue...
Sojourner Truth spoke in Bloomington
By Bill Kemp. Published on September 15, 2019.
One hundred and forty years ago this week, on Sept. 18, 1879, the incomparable Sojourner Truth spoke at Second Presbyterian Church in d...