Mike Pearson

Oxford

Weekly Contributor at The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)

Former Illini SID. Author of ILLINI LEGENDS, LISTS & LORE & Champaign News-Gazette Saturday features & at https://t.co/NsQam40BdY. Visit https://t.co/qyDCInnqJA

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Trump’s tariffs and threats against Canada are reprehensible. But here’s why I’m not giving up on U.S. products just yet

1 month ago | yorkregion.com | Mike Pearson Insidehaltoncom |Mike Pearson

Like many people these days, I am buying fewer American products, joining a “Buy Canadian” trend in the face of an unprovoked tariff war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump. Calling Canada “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” in a recent interview with Fox News was a new low, even for Trump, in his ongoing assaults against Canada. Already a Subscriber?
Ontario is hiring thousands of election workers

2 months ago | mississauga.com | Mike Pearson Insidehaltoncom |Mike Pearson

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed he will seek a snap provincial election on Feb. 27 in response to threats of 25 per cent tariffs against Canadian imports by U.S. President Donald Trump. Instead of its regularly scheduled June 2026 date, the accelerated vote forces Elections Ontario to ramp up the process of hiring thousands of poll workers. On Jan. 24, Ford confirmed at a news conference: “We will be calling an election next Wednesday (Jan.
Primary Season 2015

Mar 1, 2024 | medium.com | Mike Pearson

How we got President Donald TrumpIt’s the primary season of 2015. The political parties will choose their nominee for President of the United States. Some people are restless. They are frustrated. They have been ignored for years. These people are suffering the effects of globalization. Many workers were displaced and never went back to work. Towns were emptied of people. They were ignored. They feel ashamed. They are angry.
Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: By the Numbers — Illinois women’s basketball’s 1,000-point club | Content | news-gazette.com

Nov 26, 2023 | news-gazette.com | Mike Pearson

During the 49-year history of Illinois women’s basketball, only 30 players have earned their way into membership of the school’s exclusive 1,000-point club. However, fans of the 2023-24 Illini could
'Full day': No school in Ajax and Pickering as well as Oshawa and Whitby Oct. 6 due to PA Day for Durham District School Board and Durham Catholic District School Board

Oct 3, 2023 | durhamregion.com | Mike Pearson

Elementary and secondary students in Durham will enjoy an extra-long Thanksgiving break thanks to a staff professional activity (PA) day Oct. 6 at the public and Catholic school boards. The Durham District School Board (DDSB) and Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) will hold a PA day this Friday, according to schedules approved by the Ministry of Education.
Ontario residents bugged by flying insects

Oct 2, 2023 | wellandtribune.ca | Mike Pearson

Southern Ontario residents are feeling bugged out by an abundance of tiny flying insects. Dozens of people have responded to a question on the Hamilton Reddit page, r/Hamilton, about fruit flies and midges. One commenter notes they have to keep their mouth closed while cycling. Another points out the problem is especially pronounced in lower Stoney Creek. Already a Subscriber?
Jeff Jerele: Creating Lifetime Illini Friendships

Sep 21, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Mike Pearson

By Mike PearsonFightingIllini.comTo his clientele during his 40-year business career in Phoenix, he's familiarly identified as "Jeff from State Farm". But prior to that, Jeff Jirele achieved personal fame as one of the University of Illinois' most outstanding all-time distance runners.
Illinois' 1983 Team Reunion: Veteran Media Recall Historic Football Season

Aug 25, 2023 | fightingillini.com | Mike Pearson

Forty years after their momentous season, Coach Mike White and members of the University of Illinois' 1983 football team will gather for a reunion in Champaign-Urbana the weekend of Sept. 1-2, when the Fighting Illini take on Toledo in their season opener. Following is the final story of a four-part series that recounts the details about the men who had a role in that incomparable season.
Mary Pat Travnik Connolly: Illinois’ first female scholarship recipient

Aug 18, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Mike Pearson

By Mike PearsonFightingIllini.comMary Pat Connolly readily admits that, as a teenager, she was a tad bit immature. She didn't have a clue about the history young Mary Pat Travnik was making in becoming the University of Illinois' first women's athlete to earn a full scholarship. The lanky six-footer from Chicago's Marquette Park and West Lawn neighborhoods had made a fairly significant mark for herself as a player at Lourdes High School.
Illinois' 1983 Team Reunion: Preparing for History

Jul 28, 2023 | fightingillini.com | Mike Pearson

Story Links By Mike Pearson FightingIllini.com Forty years after their momentous season, Coach Mike White and members of the University of Illinois' 1983 football team will be gathering in Champaign-Urbana for their 40-year reunion the weekend of Sept. 1-2, when the Fighting Illini take on Toledo in their season opener. The following is the first of a four-part series that recounts the details about the men who had a role in that incomparable season.