Wednesday, August 16, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

Toasty! Preparations for the 2006 Lincoln Balloon Festival are heating up.

• Lovely evening launches balloon crew school - pictures

• Community planning takes community participation
  Plan gets public input this week

• Study: Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning

• New $25 million investment to help build five state-of-the-art ethanol and biodiesel plants across Illinois

• Madigan files suit against alleged phone bill crammers

• World, national news

• Lebanese cabinet to send troops to south; Diplomats discuss peacekeeping force

• A vacuum in Lebanon, and Hezbollah fills it

• More...

 Law & Courts                               

• Senate week in review: Aug. 7-11

• Law news elsewhere

• More...

• District 27 menus

• 'Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!'

• Book reviews elsewhere

• 'The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless'

• 'The Palace of Laughter'

• 'One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals'

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

  • More...

 Business

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• Classifieds    (14) 

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• Business news elsewhere

• Core consumer prices eased slightly in July, but overall prices rose 0.4%

• Many workers sitting pretty after buyouts

• More...

• Oasis update

• Calendar of events

• Hear what's going on in the community
  Listen to CITV5 'Wednesday Night Live,' 7-8 p.m.

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• 44th Allen Crowe 100 at Illinois State Fair on Sunday

• Sports news elsewhere

• Monroe drives in winning run for rampant Tigers

• Dellucci overshadows Reyes as Phillies rout Mets

• Little League considers pitching limits

• PGA Championship

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Childhood Obesity Linked to Harmful Western Diet

• Heart Failure Patients Fare Better With Follow-Up Nursing Care

• Chemo's toll on breast cancer patients underestimated

• Some Prostate Cancers Might be Over-Treated

• Access to new HIV prevention methods lacking

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Agency reviewing all Sony laptop batteries

• Google is everywhere in headquarters town

• Check for free Wi-Fi hotspots using your iPod

• More...

Tuesday, Aug. 15:

• 20,000-year-old mammoth tusk and tooth found north of Lincoln
  11-foot-long woolly mammoth tusk now on display at the Illinois State Museum

• Governors oppose Bush plan allowing federal control over National Guard units during emergencies
  Federal control jeopardizes states' security

• Prices drop sharply following crop production report

• Veterans enjoy day of tribute at the Illinois State Fair

• Logan County pool team headed for Vegas

• Men's softball tourney champs

• Redbird Athletics, WJBC extend partnership

Monday, Aug. 14

Saturday, Aug. 12

Friday, Aug. 11

Thursday, Aug. 10

Wednesday, Aug. 9