Farewell | Planet Ryan
For a little over a year, I've been lucky enough to be at the helm of the award-winning Republic-Times website.
Though I've worked as a...
Chicago Style | Planet Ryan
Last week, after the Chicago Police Department released long-awaited dash cam footage of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot multiple times by a Chicago police...
Keeping House | Mark’s Remarks
I have written several times that I am a recovering neatness-nut. It’s a struggle. However, wasted quality time with family and friends over the...
Religion of peace? Not so much | Planet Ryan
In the wake of the tragic terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 10 employees of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, plus two police...
Frettin’ and Fussin’ | Mark’s Remarks
I wrote a column a while back about how much energy we put into things that don’t matter. Most of the column was devoted...
Anniversary | Mark’s Remarks
I started writing this column in October 2007. Yes. This particular week marks the week I started writing this column. I can’t really believe...
Don’t forget to play | The Happy + Healthy Life
My sweet and thoughtful friend Amanda tagged me in a Facebook post of a simple sketch of two swings. At the bottom...
Another Year in the Books | Mark’s Remarks
How many “last day of school” columns have I written? This year, I’m wrapping up year 27, which boggles my mind. I don’t have...
Thrift Store Madness and Dressing Weird in the 80s | Mark’s Remarks
Do any of you remember the phase in the 1980s when all the cool kids were wearing oversized coats, vintage hats and...
Opening Day | Planet Ryan
I've written about my family's love for St. Louis Cardinals baseball in the past, but a few things have changed since then, namely, the...
Songs4Soldiers update
By DUSTIN ROW
Hi friends. Well, we had another hugely successful event this past September at our new venue, Bolm-Schuhkraft Memorial City Park in Columbia. ...
Overnight | Mark’s Remarks
During these cool days, our thoughts often go to the wonderful things about fall, to being cool again and escaping from the muggy days...
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The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
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DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
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Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.