Friday, August 25, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

The bold colors of summer pop up in the country setting of the Logan County Airport at last year's balloon festival. Balloons, carnival rides, arts and crafts, food, and lots of fun activities await this year's fairgoers at the airport, throughout downtown Lincoln and in other locations. There's all this and much more at this year's Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival. See details at http://www.lincolnillinois.com/balloonfest/.

• First West Nile death reported in Illinois this year

• Workforce Development Week designated
  Office hosts employer and job seeker events

• World, national news

• Europe pledges 7,000 peacekeepers

• Chinese storms leave 15 million homeless

• More...

• Lincoln Historic Homes Tour III

 Business

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• Business news elsewhere

• Bernanke says globalization benefits face threats

• The Wal-Mart of used cars

• More...

• DHS announces record number of low-income mothers in Illinois choose to breast-feed, resulting in healthier babies

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Childhood allergy epidemic on the rise worldwide

• West Nile Illness Can Have Long-Term Effects

• Little wiggle room for modestly plump

• HIV drug stops cervical cancer in laboratory test

• Hospice Helps Dying Patients Avoid Hospitalization

• More...

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

• Free country fair

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• Parent Institute column: School attendance

• Gov. Blagojevich applauds Lemont team for success in Little League World Series

• Sports news elsewhere

• Garland keeps White Sox close to Tigers

• Ramirez leads Cubs to rout of Phillies

• Bridgestone Invitational

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Addicted maybe, but users say BlackBerries improve life

• Apple recalls 1.8 million laptop batteries

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Love Your Small Space

• Organize your home with the latest products

• Color, Color Everywhere

• House of Ideas

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Taking a flight? Here's how to make the best of new security rules

• Hotels go after young business travelers

• How not to be the ugly American

• Fare changes give fliers weekends back

• More...

Thursday, Aug. 24:

• Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival kicks off on Friday

• Ethanol company sets production goal of 2 billion gallons per year
  Update on progress at San Jose and other sites

• More corn in 2007?

• Across America for Autism to stop in Springfield

• Invention Mysteries: Invention's name became too popular for its own good

Wednesday, Aug. 23

Tuesday, Aug. 22

Monday, Aug. 21

Saturday, Aug. 19

Friday, Aug. 18