On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Gavin Topp, a mixed-race American, posted on Facebook that his neighbor painted a racist statement on the side of his shed. In the previous post, Topp said, “I’m in need of some help. I have a dangerous neighbor who keeps harassing, stalking, and making threats on the lives of everyone who lives with me. He’s even gone as far as to say he’ll kill the unborn child of my brother’s.”

For the second time in two years H.R.5, popularly known as the “Equality Act,” has passed through the House of Representatives, but is predicted to lose in the upcoming Senate vote.

On March 2, 2021 Carbondale organized a City Council Candidate forum. Early voting for the Carbondale City Council starts on March 22, 2021 the official election day is on April 6, 2021. Three out of five candidates will be elected for a four year term in the city.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher A. Wray called the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol an act of “domestic terrorism” and defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence in the days before a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed past police and threatened the lives of lawmakers.

I donated blood for the first time last month. While preparing to stick a needle in, the nurse said to me, “You’re a really good candidate for donating blood.” I laughed a little to myself while putting my earbuds in, queueing up my playlist and squeezing the stress ball. 

The killing was seven years ago on a Monday afternoon. On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old African American, was shot dead by former police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.

The Southern Illinois baseball team (8-0) earned a victory on Tuesday to remain undefeated on the season with a 9-1 win against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-3). 

The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, also known as the “Equality Act,” Thursday Feb. 25.

Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), has been a vocal detractor of former President Donald Trump following the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6th, he was one of only ten Republicans to break party lines and vote in favor of impeachment. 

For the second time in two years H.R.5, popularly known as the “Equality Act,” has passed through the House of Representatives, but is predicted to lose in the upcoming Senate vote.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher A. Wray called the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol an act of “domestic terrorism” and defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence in the days before a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed past police and threatened the lives of lawmakers.

“I was inspired to open up a hat store to reinvent myself to show the incarcerated that they don’t have to depend on nobody to open up a business. I have been incarcerated myself,” Qualls said. 

For over 15 years, Kampus Kuts has serviced the people of Carbondale in all of their hair cutting needs. 

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“We grow and harvest and sell our own CBD flowers. This is just one of the beginning phases of it. We’ve had the place since February but COVID affected us pretty hard as far as getting the doors open. We didn’t really open the doors until July and ya know we’re just now starting to see an uptick in sales as people are finding out we’re here,” Bucknam said.