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CAT-ASTROPHES: A century of Caterpillar has a dark underbelly for central Illinois and the world

According to the UN report: “Since October 2023, Caterpillar equipment has been documented in use carrying out mass demolitions … and crushing Palestinians to death.” And Cat arguably went to war against its own union employees long ago.

Giants of our planet

You can learn a lot about Sauropods, the Earth’s ‘Largest Dinosaurs,’ at interactive exhibit at Riverfront Museum

Big Cats on the Ledo Road

Excerpt from ‘Tracks Across America: Caterpillar Tractors and The Growth of A Nation’ shows how Big Yellow helped build ‘the road that couldn’t be built’ during World War II

Vixen’s veteran

The “Vixen War Bride” six-book series by Thomas Doscher takes place on the planet Va’Sh when humans occupy it after winning their first interstellar war. Doscher served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and majored in history at the University of Maryland. He discussed his books with Community Word reporter JL Shannon.