Time to remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms

 Poppy Day recognized this Saturday
Traffic lights at the corner by Lincoln City Hall, the post office and the Logan County Courthouse will be covered Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon for the distribution of poppies Donations are accepted and are used to help our veterans.

 Memorial Day observed on Monday

 How many have served, been injured or died in United States wars?  http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/memorial_day.htm

• Construction begins on park at Bloomington Cultural District

• Traffic up on Web pages reporting gasoline prices

• Nation's cheapest gas found in N.J.

• Bills add e-mail to sex offender lists

• Best Buy accused of overcharging buyers

• Study questions analysis in JFK slaying

• Iowa tot survives 5-story fall

• Mastodon jawbone stolen from bait shop

• Alleged robber asks teller to call cops

• Prosthetic leg prompts lockdown

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

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• Illinois stops the slaughter of horses for meat

• Law news elsewhere

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• Grains, soybeans push higher

• Agriculture news elsewhere

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• ALMH Employee of the Month 

• Monkfish recall announced

• FDA stops imports of Chinese toothpaste

• U.S. asks China to monitor exports

• Study: More households forbid smoking

• Study: Cut nicotine in cigarettes

• Births at ALMH

• Health news elsewhere

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Thursday, May 24:

• I-55 traffic stops lead to two significant drug seizures

• 'Stay Alive on I-55' Memorial Day enforcement initiative

• Department of Transportation to suspend lane closures over Memorial Day weekend to give motorists a break

• Illinois State Police online information expanded to help parents protect kids against violent offenders

• Cities struggle with wireless Internet

• House OKs gas price gouging penalties

• MySpace to share sex offender data

• Experts worry about shopping for charity

• Man reunited with wallet after 37 years

• Woman gives birth in car for second time

• This day in history

• The nation's weather

• Two additional days off for veterans' medical needs

• ASPCA applauds Illinois' drive to increase protections for domestic violence victims and their pets

• House approves bill to combat spyware

• Tagger: Graffiti so common it must be OK

• Charles Manson again denied parole

• Periodical cicadas have arrived
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• Hay Expo hosted by innovative dairy producers

• Soybeans rise, grains mixed

• Turning turkey waste into power

• Study: Climate change may harm crops

• West Lincoln-Broadwell graduates

• Striving for excellence earns spot on dean's list

• Invention Mysteries: Here's how the advertising exec invented a million-dollar rock

• 14-year-old wins geography bee

• NYC women issue mammogram reminder

• DDT debate halts Rachel Carson honor

• U.N. seeks bird flu vaccine for poor

• Yellowstone grizzly mauls visitor

• Pony softball

Wednesday, May 23

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Saturday, May 19

Friday, May 18