New Salem NewsLocal news for New Salem, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Remembering Honest Abe- February 12, 2008 "A lot of people during that time would have let the South go" "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Those words have clear relevance to today's political scene, but they were uttered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, in June 1858. via Themonitor.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-il/2008/02/remembering-honest-abe?fromrss=1 Pike County says goodbye for now- February 8, 2008 "I thought it would be a good thing to do" Saturday morning the 1844 Transportation Unit of the Army National Guard left for Atterbury, Ind. via Pike Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-il/2008/02/pike-county-says-goodbye-for-now?fromrss=1 "Apprehending the unmentionable" Scenes from Lincoln's rich life, set to verse- February 7, 2008 For the fifth year we present poems about Abraham Lincoln's life, written by author and professor Dan Guillory as though the Great Emancipator had penned the verse himself. via Illinois Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-il/2008/02/apprehending-the-unmentionable-scenes-from-... Send-off being planned for National Guard- February 1, 2008 "I've contacted the American Legion and the schools to see if we can get a band." The 1844 Transportation Unit of the Illinois National Guard is scheduled to leave Quincy Saturday morning for Atterbury, Ind. via Pike Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/new-salem-il/2008/02/send-off-being-planned-for-national-guard?f... |