Saturday, December 18, 2004

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CST)

• State Board of Education releases 2003-2004 State School Report Card

• Mount Pulaski High School makes a top-50 list

• NOAA: 2004 U.S. weather warm and wet

• Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts closes for renovation with spectacular send-off

• World, national news

• Bush looking at freezing domestic spending

• More...

• Marriages and dissolutions

• Law news elsewhere

• Year in review: Fundamental rights and celebrity

• More...

• Cattle feeding short course offered

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• Why is marketing so difficult?

• Should you upgrade your sprayer, in light of soybean rust?

• EU Gives Biotech Corn OK

• Food Supply Vulnerable to Pharmaceutical Crop Contamination

• More...

• Reconstruction of Lincoln's New Salem and construction of U of I Memorial Stadium featured in history journal

• New feature: 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
  Relieve pressure at the holidays: Make plans with children

• Counting M&Ms: Must you be excruciatingly fair with your children?

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Creating Holiday Nosegays

• Christmas Tree Safety

• Feast for the Birds

• Gardening by Mail

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Christmastime on the rails

• When Fido hits the road

• Boston: Imaginary holiday party captures past

• Church tourism outpaces worship

• Christian pilgrims returning to Israel

• More...

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• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!  (1)

• Classifieds    (1)

• Legal notices

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• Business news elsewhere

• Down day, up week

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Railers trounce Taylorville 51 - 29: pictures from game

• Illinois vs. Valparaiso game notes

• Sports news elsewhere

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Loosening of Flu Shot Restrictions Urged

• Pine Tree Bark May Fight Arthritis Pain

• Vitamin C May Be Cancer Fighter

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Packing portable power

• Apple's iPod in short supply

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'Aviator' a breathtaking epic

• 'Lemony Snicket' episodic, uneven

• 'A Fond Kiss'

• 'Flight of the Phoenix'

• More...

• Book reviews elsewhere

• Designs of the times are captured in pictures and words

• 'Losing Patience'

• More...

Friday, Dec. 17:

• County briefs
  New board sets about the business of the county
  A look at juvenile detention costs

• Enhancing the quality of life for a 'graying society'

• State Bank of Lincoln offers scholarship program

• New feature: 'Ask the Learning Advisor'
  Choosing gifts for children

• Lincoln man takes over local Coca-Cola territory

• Kilborn golf endowment established

Thursday, Dec. 16

Wednesday, Dec. 15

Tuesday, Dec. 14

Monday, Dec. 13

Saturday, Dec. 11