Saturday, August 19, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• Elkhart-Mount Pulaski blacktop intersection work begins Monday
  Drivers should anticipate closures

• Illinois Department of Employment Security announces direct deposit for recipients of unemployment insurance benefits

• Blagojevich joins eight other governors in calling on Congress to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land Program

• World, national news

• More...

 Law & Courts                                Week of Aug. 14, 2006

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Law news elsewhere

• Bush predicts courts will uphold security wiretaps

• More...

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

• CIEDC Community Action office changes staff in DeWitt County

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

 Features

• Slim Randles'  Home Country
  Eternal summer water hole memories

• Redbird athletic teams to have walk-on tryouts

• Sports news elsewhere

• PGA Championship

• More...

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (2) 

• Classifieds    (14)   

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• Business news elsewhere

• Investor optimism keeps stocks higher

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Flossing a Quick Fix for Gum Disease, Bad Breath

• Sleep Apnea Raises Truckers' Crash Risk

• Cataract Treatment a Luxury Many Can Now Afford

• Rapid tests mean more learn HIV status

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• 60-Inch and Larger Projection Televisions

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Bigger isn't better with backpacks

• From Dorm Room to Apartment

• Poke Through Electrical Floor Outlet

• Light the Night

• Low-Voltage Outdoor Lighting

• Creating Colorful Foliage Gardens

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Nova Scotia: Fish, fog and ferries

• Antarctica: Stunning vistas, wildlife draw more tourists

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'Accepted'

• 'The Illusionist'

• 'Snakes' has fangs, doesn't bite

• 'Severance'

• More...

• Book reviews elsewhere

• A mother lode of reading for veteran moms and moms-to-be

• 'A Sound Like Thunder'

• Healing the wounds of war

• More...

Friday, Aug. 18:

• Community engages in comprehensive plan process
  Lincoln City Hall chambers packed; citizens comment

• Gov. Blagojevich announces recipients of $5 million in new state funding for stem cell research
  Funds awarded to seven state university research projects

• Illinois' new employment best in eight years, unemployment below national rate

• State rep holds Lincoln office hours Monday

• Parent Institute column: Shopping with teens

• Musical styles of the past have not been forgotten
  The Ball Brothers

Thursday, Aug. 17

Wednesday, Aug. 16

Tuesday, Aug. 15

Monday, Aug. 14

Saturday, Aug. 12