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A whole lot of potatoes to peel. Volunteers at St. John United Church of Christ work on preparing 440 pounds of potatoes for German potato salad. The potatoes are part of the ethnic meal served up at the church's annual Germanfest, which is Saturday. Picture by Mike Fak  (Click on picture for larger image.)
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News...    sponsored by      Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar dances as his relatives watch at his residence in Pokhara, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) west of Katmandu, Nepal, on Thursday. Magar, a Nepalese fruit seller's son with the body of a toddler, turned 18 on Thursday and was officially declared the world's shortest man by Guinness record officials. Magar measured in at 26.4 inches (67 centimeters), displacing the former record holder, Edward Nino Hernandez of Colombia, who measures 27 inches (70 centimeters). AP photo by Altaf Qadri
Local City Briefs: Speeders, motor fuel tax usage, general obligation bond and more CLOSE UP:  Oct. 13 Trinity Episcopal Church, Mary Kelley, breast cancer support group, parent workshop, Grace Walters and Jim Sielaff make the Close Up   Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance National Pa. drilling firm basks in glow of Chilean rescue Banks seize 288K homes in Q3, but challenges await Pond, lot searched for NC girl presumed dead Atlanta police: T.I. helped talk down jumper AP Investigation: Nearly $1B in NYC police payouts Soldiers recall piercing gaze of Fort Hood shooter Jury deliberations to begin in Pa. hate crime case Colleagues: Judge in gay court case not 'activist' Hoover Dam bypass bridge set to open next week More Americans choosing natural burials Politics & Government Pentagon in limbo on gays-military court order Sec'y Clinton decries ascending violence in world AP-mtvU poll: College students' Obamamania wanes Airlines oppose law increasing pilot flight hours Reid and Angle to meet in only Senate debate Dems swoop in to help Reid as ad spending spikes O'Donnell, Coons face off in feisty Senate debate Paladino's gay issues hound NY governor campaign Idaho House Democrat stays right in 2nd bid Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov. vote Dalai Lama says he would be a lousy US president Weather Hurricane Paula weakens as it nears Cuba The nation's weather International As Chile celebrates, mine's future in question Pakistan arrests 7 militants, foil plot to kill PM Audit claims Ukrainian officials misspent millions Afghan peace council chief: Taliban ready to talk NATO chief calls for anti-missile system French students up protests over retirement reform UK police force publishes all incidents to Twitter China's Wen inspiring debate with calls for reform Israel unlikely champ in global real estate ODD & Extraordinary Nepal teen stands tall as world's shortest man Police: Drunken men knocked at Pa. police station Dog gets new leash on life after euthanasia flub Pa. teen crashes into center after passing test Ore. company rents landscape goats to weed lot Jeb! says Deb! treading on his trademark Lions and tigers and skin, oh my.... Could I get a tapper with my school lunch? Pa. golf course unhappy with this 'driver' Licensing dispute might cancel midget wrestling Grandma's ashes mistakenly sold at Fla. yard sale Science, Technology and the Environment Whale of a trip: Humpback makes record migration	Upcoming Civic Events
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Dow                  S&P 500       $1173.81   -4.29               Nasdaq     $2435.38   -5.85   Local Business Spotlight National Banks seize 288K homes in Q3, but challenges await States' probe of foreclosures could force reforms Watchdog: Treasury outsourced most bailout work Report: AOL, buyout firms mulling bid for Yahoo International Dollar hits fresh 15-year low against yen Audit claims Ukrainian officials misspent millions Energy OPEC signals it will keep output targets unchanged AP Enterprise: BP stations consider other brands Markets Stock futures little changed before jobs data Asian stocks up on solid US corporate results Other Recent Business News Index Lincoln IGA MKS Jewelers NAPA   Area Gas Prices Regular Gasoline per Gallon Lincoln $2.839 Bloomington $2.779 - $2.959 Springfield $2.769 - $2.959                        Millipedes on the move By John Fulton  Logan County FSA newsletter Grains futures, livestock prices mostly fall Agriculture News Elsewhere Weather Market Commentary Dominican company hopes to return to US corn purchases U of I Leads Group in Promoting International Extension Services More... Recent Rural Review News Index                CLASSIFIED ADS Place an ad online     Classified Rates & Info     HAPPY ADS! Announcements Auctions Autos/Vehicles Employment Free Legal Notices Lost & Found Misc. for Sale Pets/Animals Real Estate Rentals Services Wanted

Congratulations to Blades Hair and Nail Salon for winning the Lincoln Daily News traveling trophy. The business received the "This Business Rocks" trophy by getting the most votes from local college students for being a "student-friendly" business. Picture by Karen Hargis (Click on picture for larger image.)
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Church Announcements    Camp, Griesheim, Lincoln Church of God and more announcements and news from area churches Reminder: Germanfest this Saturday Harvest of Talents Oct. 23 Love Demonstrated "Whose Will They Be?" God's Creation The Good Samaritan Ears to Hear Church Activities and Directories   Police reports  Court reports  Marriages   Dissolutions  Fire and rescue reports    Obituaries    Most recent: Crossman, Dorothy M., 87 Donath, Norma J., 85 Dye, Edda J., 81 Hawk, Charles E., 65 Streenz, Everett M., 89 LDN publishes all obituaries free of charge and accepts pictures for obits free of charge. The full text of the obituaries is available online free of charge in Logan County and across the world. E-mail condolences are available from subscribing funeral homes. Ask your funeral director to make sure the obituary of your loved one is placed in Lincoln Daily News.

Two busts of Adolf Hitler are pictured during a preview Wednesday for the exhibition "Hitler and the Germans -- Nation and Crime" in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition runs from Oct. 15 until Feb. 6, 2011. AP photo by Michael Sohn
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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, center, chats with Mark Teixeira, left, and Robinson Cano during  batting practice at a baseball workout at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday. The Yankees face the winner of the Tampa Bay Rays-Texas Rangers division series in the American League championship. AP photo Kathy Willens
Today's Top Sports Stories Report: NFL could lose $1 billion with lockout Halftime report is in on college football season Ex-Oilers owner to be sentenced in CA perjury case Local Sports Lady Lynx volleyball Lincoln College season tickets for basketball Logan Lanes: Bumpers Junior-Senior Logan Lassies Preps Tuesday Super Trios Pro Football Brett Favre's latest problem is his elbow Brees enjoys fan suggestions for baby names Brady moving on with Branch and without Moss Streaking Falcons keep finding wins in 4th quarter Baseball Why worry about Lee? Yankees dwelling on Wilson Recent Sports News Index	2010 Lincoln Railer Football

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