Wednesday, February 23, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CST)

Rotarians Lynn Laughlin, Bob Jeckel and Joe Runyon addressed the Lincoln City Council meeting Tuesday evening. The Lincoln chapter is celebrating Rotary's 100 years of community and around-the-world service.

[picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for a larger image

• Election night lights turned out early at courthouse

• Racetrack flap continued

• Mayor proclaims Feb. 23 as Lincoln Rotary Club Day

• World, national news

• Bush, Schroeder: No nukes for Iran

• Weather hampers Iran quake rescue

• Allawi forms new bloc to vie for Iraqi prime ministry

• Rainfall, damage totals mount in California

• More...

• Opportunity Returns grant helps Illiopolis water supply

• Law news elsewhere

• Crackdown targets work-at-home scams

• Supreme Court examines limits of city's eminent domain powers

• High court agrees to review nation's only assisted suicide law

• More...

• Writers meet

• Oasis update

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Spelling bee winner

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• Business news elsewhere

• Tame Consumer Price Rise Eases Fears

• More...

• Class AA basketball sectionals

• A Holiday Classic Elite Eight gears up for the weekend

• Sports news elsewhere

• NBA Wrap: Rose Eclipses Carter as Raptors Beat Nets

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Drug Benefit Will Boost Government's Financial Burden

• Study: Drinking Triples Injury Risk

• Study: Diesel emissions cause 20,000 deaths a year

• Study: Parents mellowing over drug use

• Pot Smoking May Raise Stroke Risk

• HRT May Worsen Urinary Incontinence

• Cipro Beats Augmentin In Treating Urinary Tract Infections

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Virus alert: Don't open FBI e-mail

• Apple unveils more iPods

• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Setup Instructions

• More...

• Book reviews elsewhere

• 'Knoppix Hacks -- 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools'

• Insults land harder delivered Roman style

• 'Vanishing Acts' explores memory, identity

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'Melinda and Melinda'

• 'Season of the Horse'

• 'Bigger Than the Sky'

• More...

Tuesday, Feb. 22:

• Consolidated primary election day

• Sen. Obama to hold town hall meeting Thursday at Lincoln College

• Lincoln College Museum curator guest at White House Lincoln program

• Schools get help cleaning up 'hazwaste'

• Using fungicides for soybean rust requires knowledge of labeling

• Unique online opportunity for educators

• Basketball tourney champs

• Illinois State at Bradley game notes

• Illinois vs. Northwestern game notes

• Dee Brown chosen Big Ten Player of the Week

Monday, Feb. 21

Saturday, Feb. 19

Friday, Feb. 18

Thursday, Feb. 17

Wednesday, Feb. 16