Long time local educator Joel Estes has started a new career as an author. His first published book, “Stand: A journey of friendship and self-discovery”, has received 5-star reviews on Amazon. Joel will be doing a book signing at Wordsmith Bookshoppe in Galesburg this Saturday from 1pm till 3pm. Joel joined Tom Meredith and Tyler Gumm on “Galesburg’s Morning News” to talk about the book and upcoming works.