The Irish in Obama

President Obama’s Irish ancestry is genuine and far-reaching, and in Pioneers, The Frontier Family of Barack Obama, Irish writer and publisher Stephen MacDonogh presents the first full account of Obama’s links with Ireland.

Native American re-enactor John Andrus of Elmira talks to a group of people at his camp about a story drawn on the ...

Lowman, N.Y. — History states that, in August 1779, Continental Army forces fought against British troops and Indian warriors near Elmira at a place known as Newtown Battlefield.

College of Lake County briefs

Four outstanding internationa l films will be presented on Friday nights during fall semester by the College of Lake County Center for International Education. There is no charge for the films, which are screened at 7 p.m. in room A162 (Anderson lecture hall) on the CLC Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.

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Letter to the editor: respect the farmers market rules

I want to respond to comments made by Brenda Lincoln, Forest Grove's self-appointed "fairy godmother," in the Aug. 21 Community News ("Market values"). I am a member of a charitable group called Pies for Peace. We, too, have participated in...