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LDN - Top Stories
Members
of the Illinois chapter of the NOMADS had their yearly
get-together at the Logan County Fairgrounds yesterday. The
Christian-based organization travels the country, helping others
with construction and repair projects. Their story is in today's
Top Stories.
Picture by Mike Fak (Click on
picture for larger image.)
Jaycees drive-thru dinner, Zion Family Fun Fest, Lincoln Woman's Club
orientation, blood drive, Gail's Pumpkin Patch, Circle City Ringers and
Mount Pulaski 9/11 gathering make Close Up
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
Central Illinois corn and soybean farmer
Marty Kirbach, of Jerseyville, talks about his worries for the country's
overall economy as he visits the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of farmers from the Midwest and beyond are
gathering for the agricultural trade show that shifts each year between Decatur
and Boone, Iowa.
AP photo by Seth Perlman
See story "Farmers flush but worried economy not
recovering" below in
State
Jaycees drive-thru dinner, Zion Family Fun Fest, Lincoln Woman's Club
orientation, blood drive, Gail's Pumpkin Patch, Circle City Ringers and
Mount Pulaski 9/11 gathering make Close Up
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
Shelley Hackett
(left),
Lincoln Jaycees
president, along with
Kathy Payne (right),
past president,
present Lincoln
fireman Phillip Uphoff with an
iPad 2. He won
the tablet
computer in a raffle
held recently by the
Jaycees to raise money
for community
projects.
Picture supplied
by the Lincoln
Jaycees (Click
on picture for
larger image)
For caregivers: tips for addressing
chronic illness care ... Want to retire in 2012? Apply
now! ... Boomer basics: Easy and affordable
tips to maintain an active, safe and healthy lifestyle ... If it's not .gov, it's not Social
Security ... More August questions and answers
from Social Security
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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LDN - Entertainment
A
BC
News correspondent John Quinones, left, speaks with singer and actor
Marc Anthony in an interview Aug. 26 in New York.
The exclusive interview airs tonight on ABC's "Nightline" at 11:35
Eastern time, with Anthony discussing his separation from wife Jennifer Lopez, his new
line at Kohl's and his upcoming tour.
Two little
known advantages to women are that breastfeeding may
bring about a decrease in insulin requirements in
diabetic women and it may decrease the risk of
osteoporosis.
For more information,
contact the breastfeeding peer counselor at the Logan
County Department of Public Health, 217-735-2317, ext.
246.
San Francisco Giants
starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws to the Chicago Cubs during
the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco on Wednesday. Bumgarner and the Giants blanked the Cubs 4-0.
