A 38-year-old Palatine woman was arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge Wednesday, after she accosted a teenager on a village bike path, police said.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Phyllis Ward went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2021. She was born in Westpoint Mississippi, to Colonel Phillip Ray Goynes and Mrs. Tessie Mae Goynes. She went to Baylor University and later attended LSU to get a Master’s degree in social work.
She retired from the Feliciana Forensic Facility for the criminally insane. She enjoyed painting and reading in her spare time and always took a moment to verbally bless anyone that she saw. She loved people and wanted people to be blessed.
We want to thank Premier Hospice for their care for the 12 weeks. Thank you Stephanie for caring for her when she needed you the most. Thank you to all of the CNA’s and nurses at Alpine Skilled Nursing and Rehab. Thank you Jessica, Gina, Shayla, and Sho. Thank you two her special angels Jillian and Sylvia. She loved you both dearly, more than you will ever know.
College & COVID
It wasnât supposed to be this way: The unrelenting stress of being in college during a pandemic
One study found that 18- to 23-year-olds seem to be experiencing pandemic-related stress at higher rates than any other adult age group.
By Katie PowersUpdated April 8, 2021, 9:40 a.m.
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Scattered due dates, isolating with roommates, and Zoom office hours have replaced the energizing hustle and bustle college students had come to expect prior to the pandemic. Even for someone as self-disciplined as Helen Ruhlin, a senior at Simmons University studying journalism, taking classes entirely online has been a slog. âKnowing thereâs a laundry list of things you canât do because of a pandemic is just so stifling mentally,â she says. Without in-person interaction with her professors and classmates, sheâs finding coursework less engaging.