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If you watched MRN Editor David Adam’s interview with convicted murderer Tim Bliefnick, you could tell Bliefnick wanted the opportunity to tell his side of the story. So we gave it to him. We understand that not everyone will agree with this decision. Bliefnick was found guilty of killing his estranged wife, Becky, in May…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 I’m not sure what is most interesting today, the J.J. Watt food choices, the Crayola crayon news or that Paris Hilton is turning 44 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,200 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Some of the best-known athletes have had some…
Read Full Article CHICAGO — As the jury in the corruption trial of the United States versus Michael Madigan and Michael McClain that began on Oct. 8 enters its third week of deliberation, jurors are processing the relationship of two men who seemingly have been there for each other for more than four decades and how it will…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 The most underrated show of the bunch might have been “Roger Ramjet” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,199 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Those of us who grew up in the 1960s were often defined by the cartoons we enjoyed most. We didn’t…
Read Full Article Gov. JB Pritzker has “revised” his remarks about not raising taxes to balance the budget. “It’s very important that we live within our means in this state, and that we not resort to tax increases as a way to, you know, to balance the budget,” Pritzker said on January 30. Last week, when I asked…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 The best overall love song from today’s 10 features titles might be the one from George Strait … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,198 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Now that the Super Bowl is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to move on…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 The post-victory Gatorade bath has become as much of a Super Bowl tradition as the game itself … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,197 of The Daily Dirt. 1. One of the most popular Super Bowl events to capture a football nation’s interest is…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 That 1940 championship game must have been a hoot … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,196 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Believe it or not, there WAS pro football prior to the Super Bowl era. That fact often gets lost at this time of…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 Neither Summerall or Madden will be with us for Sunday’s game. Summerall died in 2013 from cardiac arrest at age 82. Madden passed away in 2021 at age 85, his cause of death listed as “unexpected” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,195 of…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 Jackson, The Boss, Bono, Mick and Diana Ross lead the way … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,194 of The Daily Dirt. 1. After the commercials, the most anticipated part of any Super Bowl game is the halftime performance. Sunday will be no different.…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 What about a remake of “The Showdown” with two of today’s NBA standouts? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,193 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The best part of many past Super Bowl games have been the commercials. If pressed, I think many of…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 Here’s our top five TV shows from the first half of the viewing season … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,193 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Granted, I watch a lot of television. But I enjoy it. It’s a hobby that keeps me off…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 I think when you wade through the ensuing songs, plus others that might pop up in your mind, you’ll agree the ’80s were one fabulous decade when it came to tunes … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,192 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Welcome…
Read Full Article To many Statehouse types, some of last week’s news out of Washington, DC felt eerily familiar. Last Monday night, the White House announced a sweeping new policy that would’ve at least temporarily defunded trillions of dollars of government spending on everything from the National School Lunch Program, to Head Start, to cancer and sleep disorders…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 That is a remarkable statistic. Simply remarkable … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,192 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We conclude our look at what we feel are the top 10 most surprising rock acts to never have a No. 1 song on the…
Read Full Article “I’m all lost in the supermarketI can no longer shop happily…”-The Clash Although Joe Strummer told guitarist Mick Jones this song was about how he pictured Jones’ early days living with his grandmother, ‘Lost In The Supermarket’ is about the futility of consumerist assimilation. Oops, I buried the lede. Let me try again. My task…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 That’s only one of the questions that might sift through your rock-and-roll brain while examining our top 10 acts to never claim a No. 1 single on the Billboard chart … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,191 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’m pretty…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 Highlighting today’s list is the inclusion of the one and only Petula Clark, who at age 92 is still going strong, but on this day in 1965 the then-32-year old was on top of the world with “Downtown” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol.…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 Who was YOUR favorite Cartwright brother? Hoss, Adam or Little Joe? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,189 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today is the second of three stops this week for The Daily Dirt Wayback Machine. We’re examining what we were watching…
Read Full Article I am writing to share an important and deeply personal story with Muddy River News readers. Recently, I had the opportunity to be a guest on “What Came Next,” a true crime podcast. I spoke about the tragic murder of my sister, Amanda Folker, in Quincy and the subsequent release of her killer. On Sept.…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 Well, there were at least three that never watched in the Eighinger household … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,188 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Remember back when watching TV was simple? Back in the days when there were just three networks and we…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 Although I did not rank the sequels, if I was forced, I’d probably take “From Russia With Love” as my favorite. Not only was it a quality film and established James Bond as an iconic film character, but opened door for decades of related spy movies and TV…
Read Full Article Jason Watkins stated in his Jan. 22 letter that Ronald Reagan was a Democrat when he served as governor of California. He was a Republican when he served as governor. President Reagan switched parties four years before he was elected governor of California. He said he didn’t leave the Democratic party, but the Democratic party left him. Mark FelsmanQuincy, Illinois EDITOR’S NOTE: Reagan defeated six Republican candidates…
Read Full Article The Illinois legislature’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recently released an eye-popping actuarial analysis of a union-backed pension reform plan. The analysis concluded that the proposal, House Bill 5909, would cost taxpayers almost $30 billion through the year 2045. And the annual state cost starting in Fiscal Year 2027, which begins in mid-2026, would…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 I would say the over/under for Taylor Swift camera shots is probably eight … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,186 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Sure, the main storyline we’re going to hear about between now and the Super Bowl is the Kansas City…
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