That’s the basic concept behind an advertising campaign that hopes to make baby boomers aware that all that free love has finally taken a toll on their hearts. Okay, I hyperbolize. But the campaign does use sixties-style art and Alfred E Newman as a way connect to the 40-60 year old crowd and turn them [...]

The SJ-R reports that the Springfield-based Air National Guard 183rd Fighter Brigade will lose its F-16 jets and 163 employee positions in a realignment. Certainly bad news for those in the Guard and for the city. The SJ-R and other local media, in particular WMAY’s Jim Leach, deserve credit for the extensive coverage that they’ve [...]

I don’t intend for this to be a political blog where issues and ideology are expounded upon. It will, on occasion, examine how local and state politics are being played in the media, and through public relations and advertising campaigns. Occasionally my own political biases will be on display, but as [...]

A correction in today’s SJ-R quelled the excitement of Illinois fans who had been mistakenly lead to believe that Illini guard and Springfield native Richard McBride would be the Big Ten’s only 8’6” guard next season, creating mismatch problems for opponents and possibly leading the team to another Final Four appearance.
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