Friday, May 19, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

Lincoln Rural Fire Department received a new (used) firetruck this week. The truck is courtesy of an estate stipulating that the fire department use the funds for rescue equipment.

[picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for larger image

• Truck accident blocks traffic

• Chestnut man recognized in governor's awards for heroic deeds
  Awards given in connection with Emergency Medical Services Week

• CIEDC staff and board attend ICAA conference
  Past president is recognized for commitment

• LaHood announces equipment funding for six emergency response agencies in rural communities
  Lincoln Rural Fire Department receiving extraction equipment funds

• World, national news

• Violent rebel rift adds layer to Darfur's misery

• 150 seamen missing after typhoon

• U.N. calls for closing Guantanamo prison

• As death toll mounts, middle class flees Iraq

• A tale of two fences, one real, one contemplated

• Senators at odds over English's status in U.S.

• More...

 Law & Courts                               

• Shifting makeup of population in Illinois certain to affect policy choices

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• Vandalism at park strikes symbol of America
  Parents, do you know where your children are?

• Sen. Bill Brady responds to death of former Sen. Bob Madigan

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• Parent Institute column: Disorganized son

 Features

• NOAA studies conditions during Edmund Fitzgerald wreck

 Business

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• Classifieds    (10)  

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• Business news elsewhere

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• Calendar of events

• How to help Pakistan earthquake victims and continue assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims

• Sports news elsewhere

• Clippers crush Suns to set up Game Seven decider

• Wilkerson's homer sparks rally as Rangers beat Yankees

• Cardinals keep winning at home, down Mets to take series

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Microsoft Tool to Test Your PC's Windows Vista Readiness

• The Roots of DVD

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• May's the Month for Free Asthma Screening in U.S.

• Early Treatment Helps People With Prehypertension

• Millions of Dollars Wasted on Unnecessary Medical Tests: Study

• More Americans should get flu shot: experts

• Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gets FDA Panel's OK

• Vioxx stroke risk could last years: health expert

• Antioxidant-rich coffee may have health benefits

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Style Guides for Home Interiors

• Exterior Painting: The Secret is in the Surface Prep

• Garden Q & A: Advice for the Tree Committee

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Hop a cable car to Fisherman's Wharf

• At 40, Albuquerque's iconic ride hardly showing its age

• Day 15,996: bike stolen in Portsmouth. Day 16,000: nice ride with newspaper chap

• More...

Thursday, May 18:

• County briefs
  Tourism has it going on

• Gov. Blagojevich signs 'Let Them Rest in Peace Act,' allowing families to peacefully grieve fallen soldiers
  New law makes protesting within 200 feet of a funeral or memorial service a crime

• White House rhetoric runs counter to policy realities, speech experts say

• Federal testing for mad cow disease a failure, Law Review editor says

• Park district notes

• Inventor's son writes in to Invention Mysteries

• Mustang League score

Wednesday, May 17

Tuesday, May 16

Monday, May 15

Saturday, May 13

Friday, May 12