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Cool. The volunteers at the Lincoln/Logan County Food Pantry are all smiles as they fill the new cooler that just arrived at the pantry. The refrigerated storage will keep juices, packaged meats and some dairy products. Picture by Mike Fak
Quinn budget seeks tax hike, cuts in aid to cities Sen. Brady's response: too much spending Sen. Bomke's response: creating burden on our children Lincoln Mayor Snyder's response: governor breaking promise to cities Elkhart to have 1st Habitat home built Chamber Ag Day Breakfast March 18 Get ready to 'Run for Your Life' Bomke legislation on tougher penalties for assaulting police officers passes in Senate Railers' season ends with 67-57 loss to Southeast Yesterday's Top Stories City briefs: property cleanup, police chief candidate, enterprise zone and more Quinn budget to mean painful choices for Ill. National recession presses state rate to 11.3 percent CLOSE UP:  March 9 United Way, Humane Society, Jarrett Poole, VFW ballroom dancing and Lincoln Baseball Boosters make Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance Recent Top Stories Index	Looking for a great recipe? Check out Grab Your Fork Sponsored by
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Colleen R. LaRose is shown in this June 26, 1997, booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas. LaRose, the self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden, is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say. LaRose is accused in an indictment filed Tuesday of actively recruiting fighters, as well as agreeing to murder the artist, marry a terrorism suspect so he could move to Europe and martyr herself if necessary. AP photo/Tom Green County Jail News...    sponsored by
Local Elkhart to have 1st Habitat home built Chamber Ag Day Breakfast March 18 Get ready to 'Run for Your Life' Railers' season ends with 67-57 loss to Southeast CLOSE UP:  March 9 United Way, Humane Society, Jarrett Poole, VFW ballroom dancing and Lincoln Baseball Boosters make Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance   National NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo. Math and English classes could be standardized Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy 2 Marine fighter pilots rescued; SC crash probed Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth Highway deaths drop to lowest levels since 1950s Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher Politics & Government Democrats, White House close in on health bill Biden: Talks can meet Israeli, Palestinian goals Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited' Gates regrets Northrop withdrawal from tanker bid House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire The Nation's Weather The nation's weather International Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detainees Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan Thousands flee after weekend slaughter in Nigeria Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria British journalist released from Hamas custody Women in charge in West Bank's key district Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person ODD & Extraordinary Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6 Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town Police: Drunk woman lets 14-year-old son drive Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn Okla. electric crews say bobcat caused outage Science, Technology and the Environment 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles Deforestation conference to turn plans to action Coast Guard: Icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013	Upcoming Civic Events
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A balancing act. The last of the hawthorn trees around the courthouse was cut down last week. Although beautiful in fall, the trees' brittle nature made for continuing need to prune damaged limbs. Picture by Mike Fak
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In this theater publicity image released by Lincoln Center Press Office, from left, Fulvio Pepe, Alessandro Averone (standing), Giovanni Visentin, Luca Jervolino and Carlo Bellamio in a scene from Peter Stein's adaptation of Dostoyevsky's "The Demons," which is one of the attractions at Lincoln Center Festival 2010 this summer in New York. AP photo/Lincoln Center Press Office, Andrea Boccalini
Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts Charlie Sheen due back on 'Two and a Half Men' Dostoyevsky set for Lincoln Center Festival 2010 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38 Seinfeld set as guest co-host Thursday on 'Live!' 'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol' On 'Idol,' Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges' eyes 2-second video causes headache for ABC News Israeli novel, Russian poem collection win prizes Today This day in history LDN Entertainment Movies & Videos Grab Your Fork -- Recipes Adopt a Pet	Revised March 10     NEW! Food & Recipes Area Restaurant Menus Guzzardo's Italian Villa Chad's Blind
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Cincinnati's Lance Stephenson, left, and Louisville's Peyton Siva chase a loose ball in the first half of their first-round NCAA college basketball game in the Big East Conference Championships in New York on Wednesday. AP photo by Henny Ray Abrams
Today's Top Sports Stories Garciaparra comes back to Red Sox to retire Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at OF Milton Bradley Railer Nation Railers' season ends with 67-57 loss to Southeast Complete Railer season archives Local College Sports Red Lions on spring baseball trip Baseball Cards' sluggers Pujols, Holliday scratched Mattingly, Dodgers have talked about manager's job Rays' top pick David Price injured by shattered bat Pro Basketball Kidd, Mavs beat Nets for 13th straight victory Harangody leads Notre Dame over Seton Hall College Basketball Vaughn leads Cincy over Louisville in Big East Recent Sports News Index	2009-10 Railer Basketball LCHS Athletics Lincoln College Athletics