Wally Spiers
Wally's campaign buttons bring back memories of Nixon, FDR and Ted Kennedy
I'm not sure what makes a collector, but I think insanity figures in.
Wally Spiers
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FEATURES
Looking for an old record? Campaign buttons? Check out this sale
Paul Lindauer is offering everyone a chance to do some cultural archaeology this weekend.
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Buddy Ebsen fans want to honor Belleville native
Lynn Venhaus had the Aha! moment when she realized that Belleville should honor native son Buddy Ebsen.
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LIVING
'I am hopelessly lost': Wally loses the washing machine battle
No matter how much I cajoled, threatened and prayed for my washing machine, it decided to die last week.
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'We have a desperate need here': Belleville food pantry looks for new building
The volunteers at the Community Interfaith Food Pantry in Belleville pretty much use every inch of space in their building.
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The sad truth about recycling No. 6 plastics
I usually have enough sense to pass the hard questions on to the Answer Man, Roger Schlueter, but someone wanted to know: What happens to some of the plastic that we recycle?
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Wally: 200 years is worthy of a record book
Cramming 200 years of history into a 128-page book of pictures proved to be an interesting task for Mary Westerhold, archival research manager at the Madison County Historical Society Museum and Library.
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Financial frustration may cause the death of Wally
The other day I was reading about how different levels of frustration can affect life spans.
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Belleville veteran logs in 3,700 volunteer hours helping other vets
Howard Hagler wanted something to do after he retired from the construction business.
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German visitors feel right at home in Columbia
Forty-five visitors from Gedern, Germany, got a hearty welcome in Columbia on Saturday morning, with a pancake breakfast, tours and Jell-O shots in the park.
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A tribute to his wife: Man walks across nation to raise money for cancer research
Dave Brown has walked a lot of miles in a lot of different states as a member of the Liberty Bell Wanderers walking club.


