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Friday, October 22, 2010 

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This field of golden sunflowers growing along the Lincoln Parkway south of town can brighten anyone's day.  Pictures by Bob Frank.  [Click on the picture for a larger image].

• City appropriation ordinance report

• House panel approves over $3 million for Illinois River projects

• World, national news

• U.S. Death Toll In Iraq Hits 158

• Calif. Will Hold Recall Election

• More...

• Supersweet sweet corn -- 50 years in the making

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• ADM profits fall 15 percent

• ADM answers corn competition concerns

• More...

• LCT '1776' cast ready to deliver spectacular performance

• It's time to debunk some invention myths

• Job hunt

• Classifieds

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• Business news elsewhere

• Jobless claims at five-month low

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Gutenberg Bible goes digital

• Consumers want do-not-spam list

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• BIG, finalized Lincoln Sesquicentennial and Art and Balloon Festival schedule

• Sports news elsewhere

• Diego nets decisive penalty kick

• Riding in Pain, Hamilton Wins Stage

• Tour de France

• CNNSI.com

• ESPN.com

• More...

• Consumer health news elsewhere

• Here's the scoop: Ice cream has more fat, calories than you think, group says

• Vegetarian Diet Lowers Cholesterol

• Brain surgeon draws strength from how his young patients fought tumors

• Many Prostate Cancers Missed: Study

• Congress Hears Ephedra Complaints

• More...