Thursday, September 14, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• Civil War ball to kick off the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival

• Illinois Arborist Association to host tree program during the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival

• Caterpillar to be recruiting at the Railsplitter Festival

• Lincoln police seek information on Labor Day shooting incident

• World, national news

• U.S. says key al Qaeda in Iraq associate captured

• Judge's observation that Saddam 'not a dictator' sparks call for him to resign

• Space station gets new set of solar energy panels

• More...

• Gov. Blagojevich urges women to register for free breast and cervical cancer screenings and treatment

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Vitamin D May Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk

• Progess Slow in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

• Private Health Insurance Hard to Get and Costly

• Michigan legislation would require girls to get HPV vaccine

• Man's bionic arm provides hope for soldier amputees

• Prostate Biopsy Doesn't Have to Be Painful

• Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Cluster Headaches

• More...

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

• American Business Club to host second annual Charity Golf Open

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• Railer marching band to compete in Dwight

• SXU graduate 

• Invention Mysteries
  What did these inventors do for a living before they became household names?

• 'Back to Mayberry' fall classes continue

• Chanute Air Force Base inaugural reunion

 Business

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• Classifieds    (11)   

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• Business news elsewhere

• Retail sales rose 0.2% in August; import prices jumped 0.5%

• More...

• Lyon to miss rest of 2006 with a knee injury

• Sports news elsewhere

• Twins' wild card hopes dealt double blow in 1-0 loss

• Padres dump Reds to stay in control of NL wild card

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Microsoft to debut Zune this holiday shopping season

• Apple updates its lineup of Apple iPods

• Nintendo to debut console in November

• New battery tech still years away

• More... 

Wednesday, Sept. 13:

• City hears county request for help with animal control facility

• Letters:

  • A new 'entertainment venue'?

  • In honor of firefighters

• West Nile virus claims two more lives in Illinois

• Band booster mum sale downtown on Saturday

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'The Road to Healing' 

• One-day prayer conference open to all

• Oasis update

• Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's Education Department invites teachers back to school

• Book Look: 'The Peanut-Free Cafe'

• Five prepare for entrance into ISU Athletics Hall

Tuesday, Sept. 12

Monday, Sept. 11

Saturday, Sept. 9

Friday, Sept. 8

Thursday, Sept. 7