May 01, 2025
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Transcript: Talk-Line with Steve Marco interviews Charlene Bielema and Brandon Clark

By John Sahly
Hundreds of people gather in front of the Grandon Civic Center and the post office on Saturday, March 5, in Sterling, Illinois, to protest against President Donald Trump and his administration.

Hundreds of people gather in front of the Grandon Civic Center and the post office on Saturday, March 5, in Sterling to protest against President Donald Trump and his administration. (Brandon Clark)

Read the transcript from our April 30 Talk-Line interview with Shaw Local News representatives Charlene Bielema and Brandon Clark discussing organized protests in Rock Falls/Sterling and more.

Bielema and Clark also discuss the area’s top news stories including Mental Health Month spotlighted in May and the connecting story of a mental health incident in Sterling.

Other topics discussed: a new addition to the Franklin Creek Preservation Area in Franklin Grove and a weekend ceremony, May graduation month and local historian Tom Wadsworth on the Civil War and its connections here in our area.

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John Sahly

John Sahly

John Sahly is the digital editor for the Shaw Local News Network. He has been with Shaw Media since 2008, previously serving as the Northwest Herald's digital editor, and the Daily Chronicle sports editor and sports reporter.