Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied across the US, including residents of Effingham and the surrounding area on October 18, 2025.

The weather was threatening but it did not dampen our spirit and enthusiasm.

“On Dec. 17, 2024, our U.S. Representative Mike Bost of the 12th Congressional District submitted a column to the Effingham Daily News in which he made several comments and observations I would like to address.”

Read US Representative Mike Bost’s recent article to the Effingham Daily News touting a new “mandate” and his focus, with no solutions. When is he going to start working for southern Illinois?

Reverend Clayton Summers authors an article to the Effingham Daily News regarding a solar power installation at Camp Walter Scott.

Marc: (Startled) Thomas Paine? Is it really you?

Paine: Indeed, my friend. I've come because I sense a familiar struggle brewing here in America. And from what I understand, you're troubled by what's happening.

I cannot put it in any other term other than I was devastated with the presidential election results along with experiencing emotions of grief, sadness, disgust, anger, and many others.

On Sunday, September 15, the Republican candidate for President of the United States posted on Truth Social: “I Hate Taylor Swift”

Published in EDN on 10/11/24

The Convention and the Momentum

Much has changed over the last month in regard to the political climate in the United States.

Project 2025 is the far-right extremists’ vision of America that will be implemented if Donald Trump wins a second presidential term in 2024. Slides provide by redwine.blue.

Violence is never the answer in our political discourse.

EDN Article - “Local women voters discuss 2024 presidential election.”

“There was only one person at the debate who does not deserve to be running for president. The sooner Trump exits the stage, the better off the country will be.”

“We have been entrusted as stewards of our Democracy.”

“The president is a conductor of an orchestra, not a solo artist”.

Hello Fellow Democrats!

Congratulations to Rich Brummer as the winner of the January raffle prize, which was the last drawing

for this current raffle cycle. We will be sponsoring another raffle for 2024, with anticipated

Hello Fellow Democrats, and Happy New Year!

As we are into a new year, I hope all of you were able to rest, recharge, and leave the political noise aside through the Holidays…

On Veterans Day, November 11, 2023, the leading Republican candidate for…

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On January 17th, the Effingham Daily News reported on Adam Niemerg’s pursuit of a write-in campaign after the Illinois State Board of Elections removed his name from the 2024 Primary ballot…

Effingham County is taking measures to make it more difficult for non-citizen immigrants to receive any locally funded services as the state of Illinois continues to experience an immigrant crisis. The situation has been exacerbated by Texas’s…

His name was Michael Andrew Rang and he was born on September 14th,1820, in the Alsace-Lorraine region Germany. He immigrated to the United States…

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