Friday, September 01, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

What's different in this picture? Location: Southwest corner of Fifth and Walnut streets by St. Clara's Manor. Click here for a close-up view.

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

• ALMH becomes network provider for United Healthcare

• Gov. Blagojevich celebrates groundbreaking of new ethanol production facility

• World, national news

• Lebanon receives $940 million in pledges

• Annan: Syria to enforce arms embargo

• Europe wants negotiations with Iran

• Ernesto cuts power to 280,000

• More...

• State historic sites return to five-day-per-week schedule after Labor Day

 Business

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• Classifieds    (16)   

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• Business news elsewhere

• Payrolls grow by 128,000 in August

• More...

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

• Planning for Middletown's 175th

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• Parent Institute column: Screen time

• Historical dances preserved
  Contra dance schedule for central Illinois-Indiana area, September to December

• Travel news elsewhere

• Slice of Americana closing at Myrtle Beach

• More...

• Cardiac kids fall to Morton
  Railer varsity falls short, junior varsity wins in three
  By Rick Hobler

• Sports news elsewhere

• Greece stops Team USA in its tracks in world semifinals

• Rodriguez snaps slump as Yankees edge Tigers

• Nationals snatch late win over Phillies

• Agassi survives epic clash with Baghdatis

• US Open tennis

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Now 'Epidemic'

• Steer Clear of Antibiotics for Colds

• Bipolar Disorder Takes Heavy Toll on Workplace

• Juice Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's

• Cancer Researchers Announce Gene Therapy Success

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Back-to-school gadgets, 101

• Mobile companies develop new, faster 4G technology

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Powering through that housecleaning

• No Budget for Furniture?

• Harvesting Herbs from Your Garden

• Drying Herbs

• More...

Thursday, Aug. 31:

• State Bank of Lincoln buys local CIB branch

• IDOT giving motorists a break during Labor Day weekend
  Working to make the roads as safe as possible by opening up lanes and cracking down on impaired drivers

• IDOT, MADD, ISP and local police agencies roll out largest-ever Labor Day crackdown

• Governor tours ISU construction projects that will enhance classroom space and educational programming
  Promotes benefits of MAP Plus financial aid plan

• Armington Harvest Day Festival set

• Fall lectureship theme announced: 'Evil and the Cross of Christ'

• Invention Mysteries: Will the real inventor please stand up?

• Illinois State vs. Kansas State football notes

• 2006-07 IESA state final schedule

Wednesday, Aug. 30

Tuesday, Aug. 29

Monday, Aug. 28

Saturday, Aug. 26

Friday, Aug. 25