News Index

Monday, September 26, 2005

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• Louisiana bails out from Rita, Katrina   [CNN]

• Recovery begins in areas hardest hit by Rita   [MSNBC]

• State and private employers helping to find jobs for hurricane victims in Illinois

• Photos from Rita's aftermath   [USA Today]

• Gov. Blagojevich invests nearly $15 million into making Illinois coal more competitive

• World, national news

• IRA scraps 'all arms' - monitors

• U.S. military frees 500 Iraqi detainees

• Fresh Israeli air strikes on Gaza

• Bush urges gas conservation

• More...

 Law & Courts                                Week of Sept. 19, 2005

• Senate District 44 weekly update

• Law news elsewhere

• Tort trials fall by 80 percent since 1985

• 27 years for al Qaeda 'cell leader'

• More...

• Logan County 2005 corn plot results

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• Take Corn LDPs As You Harvest

• To store or not to store

• U.S. farmers take second punch from hurricanes

• USDA announces plan for easing grain transportation woes

• Senate Approves Grain Standards Reauthorization Act

• More...

• Students awarded Behrends Scholarship at Lincoln College

• Jacobs awarded Bree Scholarship at Lincoln College

 Community

• Extracurricular code review Monday at 7 p.m. at LCHS
  [See related article.]

• Pumpkin giveaway

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Olympia wins softball championship

• LCC men's soccer

• LCC weekend volleyball

• Sports news elsewhere

• Vinatieri field goal lifts Patriots over Steelers

• AL: Ramirez, Damon help Red Sox stay with Yankees

• NL: Giles shines as Braves close in on title

• Johnson wins at Dover, takes over points lead

• DiMarco seals Presidents Cup triumph with late birdie

• Roddick beats Rochus in five sets

• Injured players shouldn't risk second concussion

• More...

• Railroad towns and Gov. Altgeld's higher education castles featured in latest Historic Illinois

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (3)

• Classifieds    (11)

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• Business news elsewhere

• August existing home sales climb 2%

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Nutrition Answers Just a Mouse Click Away

• When Job Ups Blood Pressure, Spouse Can Help

• Low-fat vegan diet may spur weight loss

• Lead Exposure Plus Hypertension May Cause Cognitive Decline

• PSA Still Best Predictor of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Your guide to what's new, useful, and just plain fun

• Holiday Gadget Steam Picks Up

• Battery life concerns mobile users

• More..

Saturday, Sept. 24:

• Hurricane Rita to challenge American resolve

• Rita headline links:

  • Rita storms ashore near Texas-Louisiana border  [CNN]

  • New Orleans' 9th Ward floods
    Nagin: 'This nightmare just continues for us'  [CNN]

• Lincoln/Logan Hurricane Relief Office opens downtown

• Gov. Blagojevich sends Illinois Army National Guard helicopters, crews to Texas to support Hurricane Rita efforts
  Illinois stands ready to receive Hurricane Rita evacuees

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Court news

• Drought website available

• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

• Three lectures to be presented under the theme 'An Integrative Evaluation of Scientific Naturalism'

• Deer harvest reporting begins Oct. 1
  Hunters can register by telephone or Internet

Friday, Sept. 23

Thursday, Sept. 22

Wednesday, Sept. 21

Tuesday, Sept. 20

Monday, Sept. 19