Friday, December 24, 2004

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CST)

May God bless you and keep you.  May He make His face shine upon you, and be gracious unto you.  May He lift up His countenance upon you,  And give you His peace.

• Frantz remembered

• SBA disaster relief in aftermath of summer hurricanes tops $1 billion

• World, national news

• Rumsfeld makes surprise Iraq visit

• Some hope, some cheer in Bethlehem

• Three U.N. officials leave world body

• Ukraine's election rivals wrap up stormy campaign

• Russian cargo ship blasts off for space station

• More...

• Marriages

• Law news elsewhere

• Digital inheritance raises legal questions

• Tort Group Names Illinois County Top Spot for Asbestos Claims

• More...

• Good people do bad things
  By Michael Geriets

• Bottom-up approach changes India's extension system

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• Scientist says El Nino may bring warm, dry summer

• Saxby Chambliss Takes on Senate Ag Committee

• Budget Cutting Talks a Concern for Farm Groups

• More...

• What to do in the long days of winter vacation

• Winter dreams of summer gardens take color and shape
  All-America Selections results for 2005

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Christmas Holiday Tablesettings

• Christmas Wreath Centerpiece

• Fireproof Your Holiday

• Top 10 Trends in Gardening for 2005

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Europe, soft adventure big in '04-'05

• TSA modifies pat-downs to exclude breast area

• Honduran island provides peaceful haven

• More...

• Learn how to become and live debt-free

• AMVETS news

• AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary news

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

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• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!  (1)

• Classifieds    (5)

• Legal notices

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• Business news elsewhere

• The last-minute holiday rush

• More...

• Illini grind out victory over Missouri
  Illinois wins fifth BR game in a row, 70-64
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Redbird comeback falls short at SIU

• Illinois vs. Longwood game notes

• Illinois-Missouri alums to square off in St. Louis during Final Four weekend

• Sports news elsewhere

• Returning to His Alma Mater, Wannstedt Is Pitt's Coach

• D.C. open to private stadium financing proposals

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Blood in Short Supply During Holidays

• FDA Orders Broad Spectrum Review of Painkiller Drugs

• Money Problems Leading Cause of Holiday Stress

• Science Makes Strides Toward Alzheimer's Cure

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Gadgets of the week: Pocket hard drive lets users think big

• Coolest Gadgets Of 2005

• Broadband usage jumps 38%

• Linux Expands Beyond the Office Into the Home

• Plugged In: Year's Worst Gadgets, Tomorrow's EBay Items

• More...

Thursday, Dec. 23:

• Health department expands priority groups for flu vaccine

• Healthy Communities Partnership awarded grant

• IDOT, state police urge motorists to celebrate safely

• Artists sought for Arts-in-Education Residency Program

• Invention Mysteries: It's time for our annual end-of-the-year invention quizzes

• Illinois survives Mizzou scare
  By Greg Taylor

• Plank repeats as Valley Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Wednesday, Dec. 22

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Monday, Dec. 20

Saturday, Dec. 18

Friday, Dec. 17