Life
Hoops 101
The regular basketball season has begun for the SIU men's and women's basketball teams.
Nov 15, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
How vaccines work
Vaccines are big news right now. All over town you can find places delivering the normal, seasonal flu vaccine - everywhere from the county health clinic to the local drugstore. There is also a lot of buzz around the special H1N1 vaccine - millions of people are being vaccinated. There is…
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
A sense of wonder
You may be familiar with Southern Illinois' white-tailed deer, gray squirrels and raccoons, but most of our area's mammals are rarely seen- bats, shrews, rodents and more.
Nov 09, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
How the smart grid works
Electricity is as important as oxygen to a modern society. You can feel that importance as soon as there is a blackout. Our TVs, computers, gaming consoles, refrigerators, microwave ovens, reading lamps and traffic lights all depend on electricity, and without it our world grinds to a halt.
Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Artist view: Mural lets town residents ‘see inside’ the LEAA
When members of Little Egypt Arts Association were looking for an idea to raise the profile of their organization, they turned to two of their most obvious assets - their building and their artistic gifts.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Sorting out national health care and the public option
For the last year, the government health care idea known as "the public option" has been the focus of intense discussion and debate. There has been so much debate, in fact, that the future of the whole idea is far from certain. The public option has been inserted into legislation, taken o…
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
All that jazz
Although the region is home to a major university, and there have been a number of players who have spent time in the region and gone on to bigger things, Southern Illinois has had a very interesting and complicated relationship with jazz music.
Oct 25, 2009 | 2:00 pm | Loading…
Sea levels are difficult to pin down
We hear about sea level all the time. For example, the city of Denver is 5,281 feet above sea level. The peak of Mount Everest rises 29,029 feet above sea level.
Oct 25, 2009 | 1:00 pm | Loading…
Civic Center lives up to the ‘culture’ in its name with Patron Series
Last night, the Marion Cultural and Civic Center's 2009-2010 Patron Series opened with a performance by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. This appearance by the world renowned orchestra set the stage for what is to come in the months ahead at one of the area's best venues.
Oct 18, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
Looking for work? Understand employer screening techniques
Not so long ago when applying for a job, your potential employer would look at your resume and cover letter, bring you in for an interview and then hire you if you met the requirements for the job. But in the last decade or two things have radically changed. There are now many different t…
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
For crafters, buttons — especially vintage — offer a special touch
For a certain kind of crafter, nothing pushes their buttons like, well, buttons.
Oct 11, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
How stuff works: Avoid catching a cold
As cold season approaches, the chances of catching a cold go way up. "Winter" and "colds" go hand in hand for most people. In fact, it is possible to catch a cold several times in one winter. Each time you are succumbing to a different strain of cold virus.
Oct 04, 2009 | 4:00 am | Loading…
Get a clue
It all began because, about 60 years ago, Bernice Gordon found television a bore, except for Milton Berle.
Oct 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
For crime novelist James Ellroy, fierceness and stamina are required to reveal giant lies and tell big stories
The most important writing tool in James Ellroy's Los Angeles apartment is his leather couch. For hours every day, the author of such high-octane action novels as "L.A. Confidential" and "The Black Dahlia" stretches over its sturdy, cool surface and broods. No pillow, no notebook, no tape…
Sep 28, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Health Magazine
Health Magazine
In this issue: Exercise your right to live free from diabetes
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:30 am | Loading…
SI Magazine
Southern Illinois Magazine Winter 2009
Check out our winter issue of the Southern Illinois Magazine!
Nov 17, 2009 | 11:30 am | Loading…
