Blogs & Columns

Pantagraph blogs are written by Pantagraph columnists and staff members. You can leave your comments at the end of individual blog entires by typing in the feedback box at the bottom of the page. To read the combined blog/column page, which has the latest offerings from all our bloggers and columnists in a single listing, click here. Otherwise, pick from the list below.
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» Bill Flick
Go here for all things Flick. Read Flick's blog, News is Stranger than Fiction, and Flick's columns.		 » Blogging with the 'Birds
Pantagraph beat writers offer insights into Illinois State University athletics.		 » Next of Kindred
Commentary on sports and life by The Pantagraph's Assistant Sports Editor, Randy Kindred.
Crowding the Plate
Pantagraph sportswriter Randy Reinhardt offers observations on major league, minor league, college, high school and fantasy baseball.		 Thunder Rumbles
Pantagraph beat writers offer insights into the Bloomington PrairieThunder hockey team.		 Scott Richardson
Pantagraph Outdoor Editor Scott Richardson talks about environmental issues and outdoor sports, including hunting and fishing.
Susan Hazlett
Susan Hazlett is a freelance columnist for The Pantagraph. She writes weekly about the triumphs and tribulations of everyday life in Central Illinois.		 Hit & Run
Pantagraph sports editor Mike Egenes takes a shot at sports … and beyond.		 Deacon's Short Hops
Pantagraph.com sports writer Joe Deacon offers his observations on the world of sports and sports programming.
Mark Tupper
Mark Tupper of the Decatur Herald & Review, a sister newspaper of The Pantagraph, covers University of Illinois Athletics.		 Dan Craft
Dan Craft is The Pantagraph's entertainment editor, and writes about film, actors and entertainment.		 Kurt Erickson
Kurt Erickson covers politics from Lee Enterprises' Statehouse bureau in Springfield.
Ask a Vet
Dr. Tim Anderson, a veterinarian at Hawthorne Park Animal Care Center in Bloomington, answers questions and writes about pet-related issues.		 Green Thumb Gardening
Linda Smith is a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener in McLean County. She shares her gardening knowledge weekly in the Pantagraph and online.		 Hearts at Home
Hearts at Home is a nonprofit organization designed to encourage, educate and equip moms. (www.hearts-at-home.org)
Culture Clash
Jamahl Epsicokhan takes on popular culture with observations, commentary and rants about the things that really matter (or not).
 
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Oprah Winfrey's Ending Her Talk Show
Oprah Winfrey's Ending Her Talk Show
Oprah Winfrey's production company says she is ending her talk show in 2011. (Nov. 19)
Bloomington, IL Weather
Bloomington, IL Weather
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Raw Video: Meteor Streaks Across Western Skies
Raw Video: Meteor Streaks Across Western Skies
A streaking fireball briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level conditions early Wednesday. Surveillance video from an observatory shows a blinding flash of light at 12:07 a.m., followed by clear images of the object. (Nov. 18)
Police: Teen Killed to See What It 'Felt Like'
Police: Teen Killed to See What It 'Felt Like'
Police say 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante dug holes in the ground to be used as a grave and plotted for a murder. Prosecutors say Bustamante strangled her 9-year-old neighbor, Elizabeth Olten, without provocation, cut her throat and stabbed her. (Nov. 18)
Bloomington, IL Weather
Bloomington, IL Weather
Bloomington, IL Weather forecast video
Raw Video: Obama Visits Great Wall
Raw Video: Obama Visits Great Wall
President Barack Obama concluded his first-ever trip to China by visiting the Great Wall. Also, during his trip, he met with the Chinese premier. The President is now on his way to South Korea. (Nov. 18)
Palin, Winfrey Talk About Book and Levi Johnston
Palin, Winfrey Talk About Book and Levi Johnston
Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it's heartbreaking to see the road that Levi Johnston, the father of her grandson, has taken and that the soon-to-be Playgirl model hasn't seen his baby in awhile. (Nov. 16)
Twin Girls Joined at Head Now Separated
Twin Girls Joined at Head Now Separated
Doctors in Australia have separated conjoined twins who shared parts of their heads and blood flow. A medical team needed 25 hours to perform the operation on the two-year-old girls from Bangladesh. (Nov 17)
Autopsy Shows Chicago Leader's Death a Suicide
Autopsy Shows Chicago Leader's Death a Suicide
Police say they're investigating the apparent suicide of Chicago School Board President Michael Scott by looking for security camera video. Officers found Scott dead on a downtown river embankment after his family reported him missing. (Nov. 16)
Video: Next home for Guantanamo Bay detainees?
Video: Next home for Guantanamo Bay detainees?
Federal officials visited a prison in northwest Illinois Monday that the government might buy to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. The AP's Mark Carlson reports from Thomson, Illinois. (Nov. 16)