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  • 1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Laurie Fanelli |Dave Oberhelman |Tom Wadsworth |Sofía Oyarzún

  • Mar 1, 2025 | shawlocal.com | Scott Holland |Tom Wadsworth

    Understanding a few operating philosophies can help clarify why elected officials make certain choices. One is deploying preventive efforts as a way to minimize the costs of downstream effects. Another is that governments can cancel funding, but refusing to spend doesn’t eliminate demand. The former echoed when reading an email from a reader opposed to House Bill 2466, mentioned Feb.

  • Jan 31, 2025 | shawlocal.com | Tom Wadsworth

    Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on Ronald Reagan’s brother. Part 1 was published Jan. 17. Look for part 3 on Feb. 14. DIXON – In 1937, Ronald Reagan’s radio fame caught the attention of Warner Brothers studios in Hollywood. After nailing a winning audition, Warner offered him a lucrative contract to join their family of movie stars. Being single and 26, Ronald then left Des Moines and moved to Hollywood in May 1937.

  • Jan 17, 2025 | shawlocal.com | Tom Wadsworth

    Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series. Look for part 2 on Jan. 31 and part 3 on Feb. 14. DIXON – He was born in Tampico, but his boyhood home was in Dixon. He attended Dixon High School and later graduated from Eureka College. After becoming a sportscaster at WOC radio in Iowa, he auditioned with Warner Brothers and moved to California. As his career progressed, he became widely known and was elected president twice.

  • Dec 6, 2024 | shawlocal.com | Tom Wadsworth

    Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of our series on Walgreens’ founder Charles Walgreen and Dixon. The first three parts, covering his life from 1873 to 1929, were published in print on Nov. 1, 15 and 29. Most Dixonites know about the connection between the Walgreen family and Hazelwood, also known as the Walgreen Estate. Another prominent Dixon landmark connected with the Walgreens is Charles R. Walgreen Field at the Dixon Municipal Airport.

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