Shoe and clothing repair is a thriving industry in resource poor nations. Workers at Groipen’s Lynn business cut and sell absorbent rags to machine shops, car washes, marinas, etc. as wiping cloths.

ROCK ISLAND -- Kids call her the "sock lady." Sharon Hayslett, 70, of Rock Island, chuckles at the nickname. A recently awarded "I have a dream" plaque lays on her living room coffee table, amid ...

Darn, did we get a pack o’ postcards, and letters and e-mails too. Eighty-nine in all, from folks inspired by our MaryJane Butters story (“The Leader of the Farmgirl Pack,” July 2… ...