Friday, November 12, 2004

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CST)

A large contingent of Chamber Ambassadors were on hand to conduct a ribbon-cutting at the Griesheim Building today to commemorate the completion of remodeling on the interior.  Helen Meagher, CPA, cut the ribbon, joined by Mr. Harris of the Harris & Harris law firm.

[Picture by Butch King]  Click on picture for larger image.

• Proposed county budget depletes health department reserves

• Chronic wasting disease surveillance increased
  Logan County included in sampling check stations

• 'Serving Those Who Have Served'
  Easier benefits access for Illinois veterans and military members

• World, national news

• Arafat laid to rest in Ramallah

• News Analysis: Which path lies ahead for the Palestinians?

• Blair and Bush express unity on Mideast road map to peace

• Fighting flares in 4 Iraqi cities

• More...

• Museum sending Chester-East Lincoln students to Challenger Learning Center

• New soy foods cookbook

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Study reverses course on Gulf War illnesses

• Two-Pronged Cholesterol Approach Works

• Pre-diabetes: Ignore It at Your Own Peril

• Doctors apologizing to avoid lawsuits

• More...

• Results from 2004 variety testing

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• USDA sees corn at 11.741 billion bushels, soybeans at 3.150 billion bushels

• Teams of scientists look for spread of rust

• USDA confirms Asian Soybean Rust in US

• Organic Farmer Wins Siehl Prize for Excellence in Agriculture

• More...

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• Legal notices  

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• Business news elsewhere

• Business this week

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Angel volleyball vs. Southeastern and Ozark Christian

• Sports news elsewhere

• Santana Wins A.L. Cy Young

• GMs split 15-15 on whether to explore replay

• Edwards wins Darlington pole with record lap

• 2004 NCCAA Division II Volleyball National Championship
  (Thursday-Saturday at Lincoln Christian College)

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Cell phones take iPod challenge

• DVD developers set for format war

• Gap's gadget garment blasts your favorite tunes

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Don't Forget The Necessories!

• What you need to know to thaw frozen water pipes and to protect water pipes from freezing

• Garden Q & A: A Worrisome Wort

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Cruisers set sail with array of options

• Reggae, rum and rainbows

• United States of Ski

• More...

Thursday, Nov. 11:

• Veterans share military experiences with West Lincoln-Broadwell students

• Illinois residents urged to prepare before winter assaults

• Soldier's mother receives Gold Star 40 years after his death in Vietnam

• Gov. Blagojevich partners with Mayor Bloomberg to secure 200,000 doses of flu vaccine from Europe for New York City

• Illinois veterans: Service in the past to preserve the future

• Invention Mysteries: Did the Amish invent the horse saddle?

• LC wrestlers open season

• ISU inks Dunson, Fortes, Holtz and Williams

• Illinois basketball signs Jamar Smith

Wednesday, Nov. 10

Tuesday, Nov. 9

Monday, Nov. 8

Saturday, Nov. 6

Friday, Nov. 5