I remember when I turned 25 I thought, 'Wow, I am a quarter of a century old.  I never thought I would be this old.'  I know on my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary or at 25 years of teaching or when my children turn 25, I will be just as astounded at how quickly time has passed and I stand at other monumental markers of life.

I'm going back to country for all my country fans out there. this was one of those concerts I never saw coming and never thought i would go to. one of our friends had two extra tickets to go see john berry, george michael montgomery and the country diva reba mcentyire.

You would have to be a bear  in hibernation  not have heard or read about the recent bank bail out that the government so generously (at the taxpayers' expense) is giving to a select few larger financial institutions.

Churchill Ave is one block long. Knox St. borders the south end and Brooks St. borders the north end. My memories include all the neighbors that lived on this one block.

The waiting and wondering is over for the undefeated Monmouth College football team – they'll host 9-1 Aurora University in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs Saturday at noon.

Hoops and pizza. Those words have a bit of a tradition for Galesburg High School boys basketball. For several years, Silver Streak basketball players would go right to Happy Joe's after the games for Taco Pizza and a pitcher of pop.

In the tiny town of Williamsfield, it's amazing how big of a deal the sport of basketball is to several local residents. A varsity coach takes centerstage with well over 450 wins and there is a sense of pride that quickly lights up the gym.

The Monmouth College women's cross country team continued to break new ground Saturday at the Midwest Regional held at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island. Record-setting performances placed the Fighting Scots women 15th in the field of 43, and the men were 18th of 39.

Four members of the Monmouth College volleyball team were recently named All-Midwest Conference in a vote of the league's coaches, the most selections for the Fighting Scots since 2002.

In their first game of the season, the Knox College men's basketball team fell 66-52 to host Dubuque on Saturday night at Stoltz Gym. Freshman Ben Wetherbee lead all scorers with 20 points.