Editorial: It’s time to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

This Saturday in Normal is the Rally to Ratify, a rally to ask Illinois legislators to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment . The event will have numerous speakers, from state representatives to McLean County officials to Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University students.

R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS

Hope Danielson and Melanie Kluzek, registered dieticians with County Market, inspect jars of M&Ms, illustrating how much estrogen is present in potatoes compared to a three ounce steak from a steer treated with growth promoting hormones . In this week's news roundup for Illinois farmers and rural dwellers, we'll examine how prolonged rainfall in August and September could impact the corn harvest in McLean County.