News Index
(from the last 7 days)

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

The Chamber Ambassadors had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at the Insurance Auto Auction, located on Lincoln's west side, near KFC/Taco Bell.

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

• Road construction plans unfolded for the new Sysco warehouse/distribution center

• Human remains discovered south of Springfield

• Bomke announces survey results

• World's largest blue catfish caught in Illinois waters near Alton

• World, national news

• U.S. Troops Launch New Offensive in Iraq

• Iran renews pledge to refrain from developing nukes

• Egyptians cast ballots in key referendum

• Senate confirms Owen for circuit court

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• Senator says Illinois jobs in peril

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• 'Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love to Fix Things'

• Book reviews elsewhere

• Elmore Leonard's finest book
  'The Hot Kid' a throwback to the author's early crime novels

• 'Flood Stage and Rising'

• 'Perfect Soldiers'

• A wake-up call to America

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• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

• 'Madagascar'

• Nonfiction Is Flavor of Moment for Films

• 'The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada'

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• Classifieds    (16)

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• Business news elsewhere

• Durable goods orders jumped in April

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• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Oasis update

• Lincoln Christian College names basketball coach

• Sports news elsewhere

• AL: Yankees trounce Tigers with six-homer blitz

• NL: Hudson makes quick return to help Braves blank Mets

• Spurs eclipse Suns in Phoenix for 2-0 series lead

• Milwaukee wins NBA lottery and right to draft No. 1 in June

• 2005 NBA Draft Order

• Stern: NBA has offered framework for agreement, will meet with union soon

• NBA.com: Playoffs 2005

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

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• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Many Heart Attack Patients Have Metabolic Syndrome

• A Better Way to Diagnose Heart Disease?

• Why Patients Fail to Take Their Medicines

• Exercise Boosts Breast Cancer Survival

• Yoga is for everyone, says plus-size instructor

• Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Remain Unchanged in U.S.

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• Law news elsewhere

• Odd laws sometimes still have bite

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• Personal tech news elsewhere

• More gadgets, more lost, more found

• Bluetooth panic button makes emergency calls

• BioCert’s Guardian biometric fingerprint door lock

• Nokia unveils Linux-based web device without phone

• More...

Tuesday, May 24:

• Lincoln City Council and new fiscal year budget off to a good start

• Professional emergency responders and citizen heroes honored during Emergency Medical Services Week

• Illinois Correctional Industries Spring Product Show May 25 and 26

• New Wine graduates

• Weekly outlook: Hog prices

• Dolan Dalpoas to head Memorial Health System's Alternative Care Services

• Mutterings: Interleague interaction
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Home Country: Working finesse

Monday, May 23

Saturday, May 21

Friday, May 20

Thursday, May 19

Wednesday, May 18