http://www.saukvalley.comThe latest news from the saukvalley.com websiteen-usEnough of the hyperbole. Let’s talk turkey about Thomson.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_g13u2tuqbejbxdptgz9eq/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_g13u2tuqbejbxdptgz9eq/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 06:15:00 GMTThe 13 doctors who “birthed” the predecessor hospital to CGH Medical Center in 1909 would be pleasantly surprised, if not shocked, at how much their “baby” has grown.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_sxzm6hh_twevlh2zp2a_nw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_sxzm6hh_twevlh2zp2a_nw/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMTWe offer our hearty congratulations to the Eastland High School girls volleyball team members and coaches.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_qmqkv5wlsgm4eyh_x7fmyg/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_qmqkv5wlsgm4eyh_x7fmyg/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:09:00 GMTThe first firearm deer hunting season opens Friday for 3 days. It’s usually a time when most Sauk Valley farmers have long since completed their harvest work.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_1b9d4tr7qselg6mjs_c8hq/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_1b9d4tr7qselg6mjs_c8hq/index.xmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMTThursday brings the annual Great American Smokeout, where the American Cancer Society encourages tobacco smokers to kick the habit for one day. We think these efforts to support smokers who want to quit and get healthier are worthwhile.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_3ugegfrxsehuwywuw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_3ugegfrxsehuwywuw/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 19:38:00 GMTThe Illinois attorney general’s office is in the midst of conducting free seminars on key changes to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_ajxicyst2qz0cl_kekhqw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/18/r_ajxicyst2qz0cl_kekhqw/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMTFriday’s announcement that agencies within the Obama administration may face spending freezes or cuts up to 5 percent is good news for taxpayers worried about the massive federal budget deficit.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/16/r_qmj_1s8wsje_elw1tscj7w/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/16/r_qmj_1s8wsje_elw1tscj7w/index.xmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMTPut aside for a moment apprehensions about possible negative impacts on Carroll County posed by dozens of newly arrived Gitmo terrorist suspects, and the conversion of the little-used Thomson Correctional Center into a federal prison makes sense.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/16/r_tjhhnzzos1i3k2mzf0urlq/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/16/r_tjhhnzzos1i3k2mzf0urlq/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:00 GMTSome people might be amused that candidates for Illinois governor spent time last week at a forum debating the causes of global warming.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/13/r_xyw2kxc5q4sypmgim8yw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/13/r_xyw2kxc5q4sypmgim8yw/index.xmlSat, 14 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMTIt happened Nov. 13, 1909, killed 259 Bureau County coal mine workers, and prompted landmark mine safety legislation.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/12/r_uxaafl6nt4cfaigzwqsw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/12/r_uxaafl6nt4cfaigzwqsw/index.xmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 20:26:00 GMTTwo long-distance organizations have earned the community’s accolades and praise.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/11/r_7iy8w7cyqx27uwhxxwummg/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/11/r_7iy8w7cyqx27uwhxxwummg/index.xmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 18:59:00 GMTThe shots that rang out Thursday at a Texas military base reverberate across the nation this Veterans Day.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/11/r_lerglyiq_ij3iqcgj8sgq/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/11/r_lerglyiq_ij3iqcgj8sgq/index.xmlWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMTNow this is the way to honor military veterans.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/09/r_y2p8eibrrqkkwftfllqhua/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/09/r_y2p8eibrrqkkwftfllqhua/index.xmlTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:26:00 GMTTwenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall began to fall. Less than a year later, the cruel monument to communism’s hatred of freedom was but a nightmarish memory. Two nations once divided by the wall became a united, democratic, free Germany.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/09/r_a6xhb3uhsuufvpromfenng/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/09/r_a6xhb3uhsuufvpromfenng/index.xmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:44:00 GMTBack in 1999, Lee County did not have an adult use ordinance in place. Heartbreakers, a so-called “gentlemen’s club” featuring topless dancers, was able to set up shop at a remote highway crossroads in eastern Lee County and continues to operate to this day – despite a failed retroactive attempt by the county board to regulate it, and a resultant federal lawsuit against the county by the strip club owner.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/06/r_s4ctpeoctsqksq_dk_cstw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/06/r_s4ctpeoctsqksq_dk_cstw/index.xmlSat, 07 Nov 2009 04:43:55 GMTMost Sauk Valley residents who keep up with local news know that human services agencies are in trouble because of the state’s worsening finances.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/05/r_axl3ezbsrgkeycz0tawhw/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/05/r_axl3ezbsrgkeycz0tawhw/index.xmlFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMTOK, be honest.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/04/r_fomeegfzrgowca9lu1rxpq/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/04/r_fomeegfzrgowca9lu1rxpq/index.xmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMTWhen evidence of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s alleged corruption came to light with his arrest nearly a year ago, Illinois voters had little influence in the matter.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/04/r_ujqxag7sr_o4jirvrmjnog/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/04/r_ujqxag7sr_o4jirvrmjnog/index.xmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:29:00 GMTThe year was 1967.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/02/r_hy_lxwl2riqztsayr9oamg/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/02/r_hy_lxwl2riqztsayr9oamg/index.xmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 18:56:00 GMTWe sympathize with local school districts that are having trouble meeting their “adequate yearly progress” goals because academic standards are getting tougher each year.http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/02/r_dwp1njkrfw5mfflolprq/index.xmlhttp://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/02/r_dwp1njkrfw5mfflolprq/index.xmlMon, 02 Nov 2009 18:12:00 GMT