This week in the religious world we have holidays and Holy days -- not just in one world religion but two.  It is Holy week leading up to Easter for Christians, and this Friday begins Passover for those in the Jewish faith. So today I thought I would talk about jazz -- the sacredness of jazz, the movement of jazz, and how jazz can be a conduit for the person of faith.  

Scientific American recently conducted a study that found newspaper closures are linked to partisanship. The publication used voting data from across the country over a four year period.

A day-long run through western Illinois will honor and remember the state's fallen military service members and first responders.

The Macomb School District plans to build a middle school just south of the high school, so the city will make improvements to one of the streets leading to the new school.