A Texan Returns to Malta Dave Oliphant, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, moved with his wife Maria and their son Dario from New Mexico to Illinois in 1969. For five years he would teach English at NIU and work toward the PhD. After living briefly in Sycamore, the family came to Malta and rented one side of Del…

The Imagination Library is a literacy program founded by the legendary Dolly Parton. Each month, the Imagination Library mails a high quality, age appropriate book to children from birth to age five, addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family.