Opinion
As the parent of a child at Quincy Public Schools and the CEO of QUANADA, an organization that provides services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, I’m disgusted by the behaviors of PE staff at Denman. As parents, caregivers, and community members, one of our most important responsibilities is to keep children safe from…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, June 30, 2025 The popularity of Billy Ray Cyrus may have opened the door for numerous other crossover country stars … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,328 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we enter round two of our four-day pilgrimage. We’re taking a look at the…
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Thank you, Muddy River News, and your reporter (Aspen Gengenbacher) for the interview with Douglas Peterson. Douglas explains so eloquently what it is like to live as a transgender person. Many people don’t understand that this is biological and that this person has no control over this, anymore than a person has over being a…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, June 29, 2025 A-ha’s “Take On Me”: Best debut single in history? Asking for a friend … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,327 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we begin a four-part journey examining the best debut singles from the rock era covering the 1960s through…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, June 28, 2025 Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,326 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For decades, one of my favorite people associated with MLB has not been a player or manager. It has been Tim Kurkjian, a longtime writer and TV analyst, who has a high-pitched laugh,…
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From a news release: Governor JB Pritzker announced his re-election campaign, pledging to continue to get big things done for working families and keep moving Illinois forward. The announcement comes with the release of a new video “Keep Illinois Moving Forward,” where the Governor makes the choice clear between our historic progress here in Illinois…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, June 26, 2025 If you were coming of age in the early ’70s you were undoubtedly singing along with one Bobby Sherman hit or another … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,324 of The Daily Dirt. 1. About a week ago, “Julie, Do Ya Love Me” came…
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At the end of my eighth-grade year, my classmates and I went on a school trip to Washington, D.C. I don’t know if other schools do this, but if they don’t, they should. It was not only a fun thing to do, but it also was a great learning experience. While I was there, I…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, June 25, 2025 I’m not sure about that peanut butter-and-jelly burger, but the “garbage plate” sounds great! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,323 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s that time of year when we start looking for some different foods to eat. When the thermometer…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, June 28, 2025 Even more interesting is Kurkjian’s note about Pete Rose … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,326 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For decades, one of my favorite people associated with MLB has not been a player or manager. It has been Tim Kurkjian, a…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Harry Styles? Who knew?! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,323 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Remember, I’m always here to help. Here are five health-related tips tied to every-day food and drink: 1. Smelling lemon can help reduce nausea and the urge to…
Read Full Article Recently our community was made publicly aware of a DCFS investigation which stemmed from some number of teachers at Denman Elementary, including Kimberly Kirby and Jennifer Oitker, physical education teachers, spanking students, allowing students to spank them, putting pieces of tape over students’ mouths as a punishment, and employing threats to do so. The fact…
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Daily Dirt for June 23, 2025 Raise your had if you once rewound those cassette tapes with a pencil … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,322 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Attention, fellow boomers! If you’re uncertain whether or not you either qualify as a true baby boomer or deserve to…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, June 22, 2025 As I’ve been saying for the past two days, I think it would be difficult — maybe impossible — to find back-to-back decades having produced as many quality films as the 1980s and 1990s. With that in mind, here’s a combined top 10 from those two 10-year periods.…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, June 21, 2025 This overall list might not quite match up with Friday’s 1980s films, but it’s pretty darned close … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,320 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we finish off our look at the best comedies from the 1980s and 1990s.…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, June 20, 2025 Also, who doesn’t love a woman who loves baseball? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,319 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For me, it’s not even close. The best decades for funny movies will likely always be the 1980s and 1990s. There was such…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, June 19, 2025 Meal worms, anyone? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,319 of The Daily Dirt. 1. So, you’re in the mood to do some traveling, eh? And you say you like to eat, too? If those are both the case, here are some food festivals…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 I would imagine those vending machines in Tokyo are rather interesting … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,318 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Here are the largest cities in the world with some crazy background about each: Tokyo, Japan: 37 million. Tokyo is so crowded…
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I am an old Quincyan from way back who now lives out of state. I followed the Bradley Yohn case at the time and recently was listening to a podcast called “Things Like This Don’t Happen To Us.” I was amazed at Yohn’s legal strategy which was delay, delay, delay, act like the court system…
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One December we experienced every pet owner’s nightmare. Our dog, Maya, needed emergency veterinary care. She had accidentally been let out by a visiting relative. Huskies are master escape artists, and she was no stranger to slipping out the door. She made a game out of standing in the front yard, refusing to come in…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 There is one (actually, maybe two) positives associated with the aging thing … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,317 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The gray hair is an obvious sign. Or lack of hair. So is a slower pace of life, not to…
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As I write this, multiple news outlets have reported that the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is preparing to deploy its Special Response Teams to five major US cities, including Chicago, in the very near future. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told reporters last week: “There will be tactical teams,…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, June 16, 2025 Some foreign countries have some ideas we should incorporate … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,316 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Some foreign concepts simply make so much sense that it’s a wonder we don’t have them in the U.S. Here’s a glimpse of…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, June 15, 2025 Those Italian cream puffs sound might good … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,315 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s Father’s Day, and it’s always one of my favorite occasions. Even though I lost my own dad relatively early in life, I’ve always considered…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, June 14, 2025 Even if surfaces appear clean, there can be plenty of bacteria there … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,314 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s kind of an unwritten rule that most — if not all — of us have always lived by. The…
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