Historian and author Gary Ecelbarger joins The Morning Newswatch.

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COO of the Southern Illinois Miners, Mike Pinto, joins Tom Miller in the studio to talk about the Winter Wonderland coming to Rent One Park December 8-10.

Dan Long, executive director of the Illinois Council on Government Forecasting and Accountability, joins us ahead of his appearance tomorrow at Saluki Stadium with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.