As a board member of the Rend Lake Conservancy District, I am very upset. I got a phone call from the manager of the district that was very disturbing.

Will the price gouging at the pumps ever stop? Big oil and gas station owners continue to get rich, and there is no one stopping them.

Franklin Hospital continues to try to survive in an increasingly difficult atmosphere of healthcare delivery, but is meeting its challenges well. Hospital board members recently attended the Alliant Management Services retreat in Louisville, Kentucky. Alliant helps our hospital in critical areas of patient care improvement, financial management and effective purchasing through group affiliations.