News Index
(from the last 7 days)

Friday, April 15, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

The Chamber Ambassadors arrived to help The Gaming Zone celebrate its grand opening on April 1.  Christopher Martin and Gary Snyder, the owners, are poised to cut the red ribbon.  The Gaming Zone, located on Clinton Street across from Regions Bank,  buys, sells and trades video and computer games, as well as repairing video and computer games.

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

• County briefs

• Additional tickets become available for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum dedication

• Planned Parenthood supports governor's emergency rule
  Pharmacists' lawsuit 'jeopardizes women's health'

• Southern Illinois run builds tourism
  Governor to run River to River

• World, national news

• Chinese nationalism: Protests carry a risk

• Paris hotel fire toll tops 20

• Kings and Queens Bid Farewell to Monaco's Rainier

• Astronauts blast off on mission to greet shuttle

• Bush questions border I.D. rules

• New museum brings Abraham Lincoln to life

• More...

• 'My son can't be autistic'

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Ephedra Ban Lifted by U.S. District Judge

• Two-Drug Combo May Best Replace Bextra, Vioxx

• College Students Underestimate Their Drinking

• Weight-Loss Drug Shows Further Promise in European Trial

• Obesity Can Be Real Headache

• Study doubts vitamin E slows Alzheimer's

• More...

• Honor rolls

  • Washington-Monroe

  • Zion

• The listening step in teaching empathy

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Fantasy Beds for Kids

• A Small Backyard

• More...

• Hundreds expected to 'rock out' this weekend
  Illinois State Geological Survey hosting field trip

• Travel news elsewhere

• Mark Twain's hometown contrasts fact, fiction

• B&B guests drawn to big cats

• More...

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• Business news elsewhere

• Gas Price Spike Weighing Down Consumers

• GE Profit Rises 25 Percent

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• LC baseball vs. Springfield College

• Sports news elsewhere

• NL Wrap: Nationals Make Winning Return to D.C.

• AL Wrap: Sox Dump Yanks; Sheffield Clashes with Fan

• NBA Wrap: Iverson Keeps 76ers Playoff Hopes Alive

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Gadgeteer Hands On Review : LapWorks Laptop Legs™

• HDTV's Copy-Protection Prison

• More...

Thursday, April 14:

• Main Street Day at the Capitol

• A TRIP INTO OUTER SPACE:
  Real-life simulation accelerates students' interest

• Governor faces lawsuit
  Position unwavering on women's right to birth control

• Senate week in review from state Sen. Larry Bomke

• Illinois Symphony Orchestra's 'Tchaikovsky meets Rachmaninov'

• Redbirds visit Towanda Elementary School

• Invention Mysteries: The doctor regretted having the invention named after him

Wednesday, April 13

Tuesday, April 12

Monday, April 11

Saturday, April 9
(Yes, it's Saturday's edition.)

Friday, April 8