Tuesday, March 15, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CST)

Logan County fourth-graders were shaking it up today, making their own ice cream at the fifth annual Logan County Ag Education Day held at the Laughlin Center on the Lincoln Christian College campus.

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

• LCHS student efforts provide police dog with protective vest

• Multistate collaboration to halt guns used in Illinois crimes

• Illinois study shows two of every five were crime victims in 2002

• World, national news

• Syria intelligence vacating Beirut offices

• Israel to hand over Jericho this week

• Leaders dedicate Holocaust museum

• Atlanta courthouse killing suspect denied bail

• EPA issuing new rules on mercury pollution

• Smog-busters get nation's top technology award

• More...

• Farmers' Almanac humor to be featured at ag breakfast

• Logan County fourth-graders celebrate Ag Day

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• Official USDA soybean rust forecast Web portal, forecast site go live

• Tips for dealing with two summer soybean perils

• How to cope with higher input costs

• Ruling Protects Farmers from Needless Regulations

• More...

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• Business news elsewhere

• Retail Sales Rise, Capital Flows Surge

• More...

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Mount Pulaski and Elkhart advance to quarterfinals in 7A volleyball

• Carroll Catholic advances to state in 8A volleyball

• Sports news elsewhere

• NBA Wrap: Wade Hot as Heat Burn Bucks

• Baseball Gives Steroids Records to Congress

• IHSA basketball

• IESA volleyball

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Pregnant? Don't Forget to Exercise

• Obesity Ups Child's Asthma Risk

• Child obesity grows faster in rural areas

• New Theory on Why Low-Carb Diets Work

• 90 minutes of exercise? Yeah, right

• Study Says Mountain Living Good for Heart and Health

• Drug Stops Cancer in Its Tracks

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• TiVo, Comcast reach DVR deal

• More...

Monday, March 14:

• Illinois wins Big Ten tourney
  By Greg Taylor

  • Pictures from the game

• New statewide partnership in expanded I-SaveRx outreach campaign

• 44th District update

• Governor signs firefighters' benefits bill

• Spring grass seeding
  By John Fulton
• LCHS casts advance to state

• Lincoln Junior Woman's Club spring craft sale

• Genealogical and historical society to meet

• Mutterings: Illini, Railers lock down titles
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Illinois gets desired path to St. Louis
  By Greg Taylor

• Fighting Illini heading to Indy to start the Big Dance
  NCAA tickets and hotel rooms available

• Illinois' Weber is 2005 Henry Iba Award winner

• LCHS ticket sales

• LC baseball and softball

• Former LC player is finalist for comeback award

Saturday, March 12

Friday, March 11

Thursday, March 10

Wednesday, March 9

Tuesday, March 8