These three stories that I’ve been meaning to bring to your attention are, like, way old now. I’ve been pretty busy these last few weeks working on my master’s thesis-type thing watching “Flight of the Concords.”
But hey, maybe you’ve been busy too, so you didn’t catch these when they came out, and now I’m helpfully pointing them out! So, yay for me.
Here are
3 Local News Items You Need to Know Right Now
1) “Industry coal mine accused of polluting: Attorney General’s Office files complaint for alleged releases into waterways.”
Read all the depressing details in the article from the Peoria Journal Star.
And then there’s this (also from the PJ Star):
2) “Fulton [County] ranked low on health: study ranks county 86th out of 101 in state in residents’ overall health)”
“We have poverty, unemployment, transportation issues. It could be much better.”
(In a word….yes.)
Side note: Do you ever wonder what would Edgar Lee Masters would say if he were alive today? Would he be surprised to find that life in the Spoon River region is still pretty grave (no pun intended on those speakers from the dead, well, okay, maybe intended a little bit)?
And speaking of ol’ Eddie and the Spoon, we come to:
3) Spoon River College narrows mascot slate: Either Stallion, Raven, Wildfire or Rage will replace the Mudcat [which they can't use anymore because somebody else already does]”
The Rage? Must we? Ugh.
(But then again, now with all that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies mania going on, maybe I should pitch to publishers this new tome: Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology: The Rage.)
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I thought a mascot had to be a thing. Am I wrong, or is there a “rage” that is different from the feeling? If not, how would that be portrayed? And wouldn’t Wildfire be difficult to do as well? Personally – I think they all kinda suck.
Ryan votes for Spoon River Stink Bait…
@ Deanne, that is hilarious! Please tell Ryan that I approve. @ herGLX, I gotta say, you are making me think the school song should become “More Than a Feeling”!