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Thursday, December 12, 2002 

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[Photos by Jan Youngquist]

An Air Evac Lifeteam explained their emergency-based services to members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee Wednesday afternoon. The privately owned service can dramatically shorten the time needed to transport critically ill or injured patients. It is most valuable when there is a significant distance to travel to a hospital.
For more information see their website: www.lifeteam.net.

• 'Tis the season to use reason

• New county board Animal Control Committee hears concerns and requests

• Libraries receive state grant awards

• Landfill returns to regular hours Dec. 16

• World/National News

• N. Korea to reactivate nuke plants

• Officials downplay report of Iraq-al Qaeda chemical agent transfer

• 70 U.N. Arms Monitors Extend Scope of Searches Into the Iraqi Desert

• Reluctant U.S. Gives Assent for Missiles to Go to Yemen

• Bush to order smallpox vaccinations for military

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• Farmdoc gets national award

• Agriculture News Elsewhere

• Baghdad cuts Australian wheat imports by half

• Appeal: Africa's coffee farmers ground down by thriving global market

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• Beware the Pension Monster

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• LC teams play Florissant Valley

• Pre-game notes: Illinois vs. Temple

• Sports News Elsewhere

• List of Finalists for Heisman Trophy Announced

• Magic release Horace Grant after 1,110 NBA games

• CNNSI.com

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• Watching for diabetes

• Consumer Health News Elsewhere

• F.D.A. Seeks Quicker Approval of New Drugs

• Brain Imaging May Detect Schizophrenia in Early Stages

• New white wine has red's health benefits

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