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Daily Dirt for Friday, March 7, 2025 This subject literally is literally akin to fingernails on a chalkboard … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,222 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Raise your hand if you run into at least one person a day who seems to overuse the word “literally”. Actually,…
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Thank you for the article, Musklectric Burgleoo. This article voices what I am thinking – dreading – about what our nation is grappling with. Thanks to so many uninformed voters, we are now looking very foolish in our country and to the world. At the rate, this administration is unraveling our great nation. It will…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, March 6, 2025 There was strong support for BLAH to be the new No. 1, but CAMO JOE lives to reign another week … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,221 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The changes are coming fast and furious. The Great Plate Debate IV…
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Darrell Henze said if he had just said he was sorry, he believes he would still be the softball coach for Quincy High School. But he just couldn’t do it. His termination was made official following a lengthy Quincy School Board meeting on Feb. 26. Henze was upset with the way the situation regarding the…
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I read Sam Middendorf’s attack on President Trump and Elon Musk. The first thing that jumps out was his mention of the attack on the Capitol. Really? If he wants to know what an attack on the Capitol is, he should read about Jubal Early’s battle-hardened Confederates marching up the Shenandoah Valley to threaten Washington during the Civil War or the…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, March 5, 2025 I’m sure I’ll get a note from someone somewhere wondering WWIT when I wrote this … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,220 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Texting can be tough for senior citizens. Believe me, I know. Arguably the most difficult part is…
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“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” —Thomas Paine The Founders repeatedly warned against partisans, demagogues, the overambitious, and tyrants. They understood the danger of someone with meager respect for the American experiment placing their ambitions above the country’s or attempting to set aside the rule…
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We’re only one month into President Donald Trump’s second term, and the literal swamp is draining at the speed of a Category 5 hurricane. This endeavor wasn’t a haphazard effort—it was a meticulously planned, strategically executed offensive against the bloated bureaucracy that has been bleeding taxpayers dry. The revelations so far are nothing short of…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, March 4, 2025 When French people swear, do they say, “Pardon my English?” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,219 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Maybe it’s some premature form of spring fever. I’m not really sure. But I’ve been having some deep thoughts lately, and I thought…
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FROM THE PUBLISHER: So do you like your government D.O.G.E. style? Are you pro-D.O.G.E., anti-D.O.G.E. or just D.O.G.E.-curious? Well, we have a couple of diametrically different points of view for you to chew on from a pair of local folks. We’ll call this “Left, right, left, right.” Now, maybe, just maybe, if the comments aren’t…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, March 3, 2025 The lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland, now is 71 and still performing. He has survived a serious motorcycle crash, equally serious drug addiction and the original Dexys band dissolving … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,218 of The Daily Dirt. 1.…
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The latest report from the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability shows that spending on four “core” state services in the governor’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget will be 9.1 percent less in real dollars than it was way back in Fiscal Year 2000. Those four core services are education, healthcare, human services and public…
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Having family in the Quincy area, I read the news article, “Officers elected for Gem City Lodge 357 Independent Order of Odd Fellows” published on Feb. 8. I am a 4th generation Odd Fellow Lodge member and a 5th generation Masonic Lodge member. The two fraternal organizations are similar yet different. Both teach concepts of brotherly…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, March 2, 2025 Ostermueller was also a key figure in a famous movie … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,217 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Probably not many Quincy residents — or local sports fans — know much about a guy named Frederick Raymond “Fritz” Ostermueller. And…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, March 1, 2025 Top three are solid, but I’m open for conversation from No. 4 on down … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,216 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The best intro music in the history of TV shows? We’ve had bits and pieces of this conversation…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 Donovan Mitchell is the only guard on the bigfoot list … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,215 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Shaquille O’Neal, Bob Lanier and some guy named Tacko Fall own the distinction of having the biggest feet in NBA history. All…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 The Great Plate Debate IV has a new No. 1 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,215 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Welcome to the throne, CAMO JOE. We have a new No. 1 in the Great Plate Debate IV rankings. CAMO JOE has…
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Our greatest American author said math often frustrated him. The title of this column came from Mark Twain, who actually attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli, who twice served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain in the 1860’s and 1870’s. Following Tuesday night’s vote tally in the Republican primary for mayor of Quincy, Mayor Mike…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 At least the first eight songs in today’s rankings are Hall of Fame worthy … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,214 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today it’s the guys’ turn. Yesterday we spotlighted the top 10 songs from individual female singers from the…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 I hope Warren Beatty appreciates this ranking … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,213 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The best songs from female artists in the 1970s? Look no further, my friend. Today and Wednesday we’re breaking down the ’70s in a few…
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Four years ago, Quincy had mayoral primaries on each side of the aisle. The results from 2021 are below: For those of you mathing (as the kids say these days) at home, that’s 17.3 percent turnout for the Feb. 23 primaries. Then on April 6, 2021, a shade under 25 percent turned out in Adams…
Read Full Article Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch didn’t sound all that enthused about passing any new ethics reforms during an interview last week. In the wake of former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on 10 felony counts earlier this month, I asked Speaker Welch if he believed Madigan’s conviction called out for new reform laws. “I didn’t…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 Cincinnati, Atlanta and Los Angeles headline division picks … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,212 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Brace yourself, Cardinals fans. It’s probably going to be a long, hot summer. We conclude our preseason look at MLB today, focusing on the…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 For the record, I’m never moving to Hettinger, N.D. Never, never, never … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,211 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Looks like it might be time to get out my favorite Speedos for the next few days. Have you looked…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 It’s been a long, long time since a vagitus has awakened me in the middle of the night … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,211 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Awhile back we offered a list of items that actually HAVE names that seemed…
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