The Fertilizer Institutes Heralding MAHA's Second Report Brings Attention to Biostimulants That Grateful Graze and Soil Saviors Also Advocate

What if the ubiquitous dandelion plant was not a weed to be destroyed as a pest to the soil it emerges in, but rather a natural, resilient and restorative plant with many soil and human health benefits? What if the dandelion is an abundant plant we should embrace as a soil health monitor and recovery system? What if the dandelion was only one example of many natural or chemical free practices few land owners use to maintain healthy soil?

In the days after the horrific burning of a woman on a CTA train, allegedly by a clearly deranged habitual criminal suspect last month, some in the news media immediately focused on their go-to issue: The Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today, or SAFE-T Act. “Illinois leaders blast SAFE-T Act after repeat offender charged with lighting woman on fire on CTA Blue Line,” reported WGN, as just one example. Former Cook County and federal prosecutor Bob Milan told the station: “The SAFE-T Act forces state attorneys to file petitions instead of just giving judges the discretion [to detain arrested suspects].”

When Danielle Colby and other local women strut, create character, and gradually remove items of their costumes in on-stage routines at the Ecdysiast Arts Museum, they not only bare their bodies, but their souls, personalities, dreams, and desires – and have great fun in the process.

An avidly anticipated holiday tradition returns to Augustana College from December 6 through 12 when the John Deere Planetarium hosts the week-long presentation Season of Light, a fascinating and beautiful holiday presentation hosted by the college's planetarium director and professor of physics Dr. Lee Carkner.

On December 18, guests at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center are gonna party like it's (the year after) 1999 with the eagerly awaited arrival of the POP 2000 TOUR, a night of exhilarating pop hits and familiar faces boasting the talents of *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, and LFO.

Delivering two hours of classic rock alongside a selection of skits and one-liners from live-show bootlegs between 1978 and 1984, the touring tribute musicians of Jump: America's Van Halen Experience return to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on December 12, the band's lineup composed of a group of young talents all born in the mid-to-late '90s and early 2000s.

An annually beloved holiday-music tradition returns to the area as the Nova Singers present their latest pair of A Nova Christmas concerts, with exciting and moving arrangements of favorite carols, traditional melodies, glorious ballads, and fascinating songs from around the world performed on December 12 at Galesburg's First Lutheran Church and December 13 at Davenport's St. Paul Lutheran Church.

A thrilling seasonal performance that blends the beauty of traditional carols with high-octane rock anthems, cinematic classical re-imaginings, and heartwarming favorites, the Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza returns to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center for the third straight year, the musician's December 18 engagement delivering a one-of-a-kind holiday concert experience that's bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever before.

Boasting the extraordinary talents of one of the theatre's Jekyll & Hyde stars along with other recent alumni, Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse will present two performances of Home for the Holidays with Kristin Wetherington on December 13 and 14, treating audiences to traditional classics and upbeat modern hits that are sure to remind you of the joys of the Christmas season ... and why there’s no place like home for the holidays.