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LDN - Top Stories
Drilling
for oil?
Electric crews drill the deep
holes to accommodate the traffic signals to be installed on
Fifth Street and College. The foundations for the lights
have to be deep to make sure the heavy overhead poles can
withstand high winds and storms.
Picture by Mike Fak (Click on
picture for larger image.)
This
citizen journalism photo taken with a cellphone by Stefanie Gordon aboard a passenger
flight from New York to Palm Beach, Fla.,
shows the space shuttle Endeavor as it
streaks toward orbit shortly after liftoff
Monday. Gordon says she had
just awakened from a nap on the flight when
the pilot announced the shuttle might come
into view.
AP photo by Stefanie
Gordon
See story "Woman's plane photos of space
shuttle go viral" below in
Science,
Technology and the Environment
Union Pacific crews have
three
intersections torn up in Lincoln as workers rebuild the
tracks to accept high-speed rail. This time, with
Keokuk still open, the traffic problem doesn't
appear as bad as it was last month when
crossings were closed.
Picture by Mike
Fak (Click on
picture for larger image.)
Grandpa John's lesson By Mike Fak; Social Security Board of Trustees: Projected Trust Fund
Exhaustion One Year Sooner;
Two stray cats and an old man; May questions and answers from Social Security;
Travel tips for seniors looking for a hassle-free vacation;
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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LDN - Entertainment
This picture provided by Sotheby's shows Thomas Hart
Benton's painting
"Flood Disaster," which will be auctioned at
Sotheby's in New York on Thursday for an estimated
$800,000 to $1.2 million. The painting, created to highlight the
damage caused when the Kansas and Missouri rivers swelled to 70
times their normal size on July 13, 1951, goes on the block just as
the swollen Mississippi River threatens residents of the South.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha, right,
and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki scramble for a loose ball
during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western
Conference finals on Tuesday in Dallas. Nowitzki scored
48 points and the Mavericks topped OKC in the first game of the
series.