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Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014
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Right now the offices of ME Realty are not looking all that good, but as the old saying goes, sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better. ME Realty has been purchased by local real estate agent Seth Goodman. He said this week that the office building, located on North McLean Street across from Latham Park, is getting a new look both inside and out. ME is currently occupying a space on North Kickapoo Street, but Goodman said the plan is to be back in the original location sometime in March or April. In the story below, read more about what is going on with Goodman and ME Realty.

Photo by Nila Smith (Click on image for larger version.)

Seth Goodman: Young local businessman rapidly checking off bucket list
Agenda for today's Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County board meeting (PDF)
Change of date for Logan County Road and Bridge Committee meeting
Flu facts
From the Logan County Department of Public Health
Library notes
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini wrap the perfect gift
Illinois dumps Indiana 83-80 in OT
By Jeff Mayfield
New laws in effect for Illinois
- Illinois State Police issue traffic safety reminders on new 2014 laws
  Illinois bans cellphone use while driving; rural highway speed limit increased; penalties for violations stiffen
- State enacts 219 new laws for 2014
  (Illinois General Assembly list of public acts)
Illinois State Police provide update on concealed carry program before Jan. 5

Day Planner

Logan County Board and committee meeting schedule for January — Change of date on Road & Bridge meeting

Thursday

Noon — Mount Pulaski Rotary lunch
5 p.m. — Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County board meeting at Hampton Inn — meeting agenda

Friday

5:30 p.m. — Atlanta dinner program at the Palms Grill

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Dec. 30 Top Stories

Railers sweep the Schnucks Holiday Classic
By Jeff Benjamin

Album 1 | Album 2 | Album 3

2013 Logan County stories of the year
Part 3: What has your local government been up to this year? Take a look at this

ALMH dedicates rose for the Rose Bowl Parade

Special feature from LDN's Home for the Holidays magazine

Peace on Earth: A message for the season and all through the year 2014
By Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder

Safe Rides available for New Year's Eve

City seeks applicants for Ward 2 alderman seat

Logan County Board meeting schedule for January (PDF)

Logan Democrats to host special guest at January meeting

Your tax documents — what to keep and how long

This Week's Top Stories

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Rescue workers make their way from a Chinese helicopter to the Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy, which has been trapped in Antarctic ice for nine days, since Christmas Eve, at Commonwealth Bay in East Antarctica, 100 nautical miles (185 km) east of French Antarctic station Dumont D'Urville and about 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km) south of Australia's southern island state of Tasmania. This image is taken from video shot on Thursday by expedition leader Chris Turney, professor of climate change at the University of New South Wales. The helicopter is beginning to pick up 52 passengers who spent Christmas and the New Year trapped in ice, Turney said.

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Local

Seth Goodman: Young local businessman rapidly checking off bucket list
Agenda for today's Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County board meeting (PDF)
Change of date for Logan County Road and Bridge Committee meeting
Flu facts
From the Logan County Department of Public Health
Library notes
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini wrap the perfect gift
Illinois dumps Indiana 83-80 in OT
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CLOSE UP: Jan. 2

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State

New laws in effect for Illinois

Illinois State Police issue traffic safety reminders on new 2014 laws
Illinois bans cellphone use while driving; rural highway speed limit increased; penalties for violations stiffen

IDOT and Illinois Tollway announce 70 mph locations for new law on interstate highways

State enacts 219 new laws for 2014
(Illinois General Assembly list of public acts)

Illinois State Police provide update on concealed carry program before Jan. 5

Top 10 moments of government waste from 2013

14 most important elections of 2014

National

At least 14 injured in Minneapolis apartment building blaze

Arsonist strikes Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Residents allowed to return home after smoky North Dakota rail crash
World's first state-licensed marijuana retailers open doors in Colorado
Jihad Jane: Despite cooperation, U.S. seeks 'decades' in prison
Gay couple exchanges wedding vows on Rose Parade float
Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in Houston hospital

Politics, Government & Elections

Doctors, hospitals expect some confusion as Obamacare plans start

U.S. justice grants exemption in contraception mandate challenge

Wal-Mart offers 30 days of prescriptions to backlogged Obamacare enrollees

ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive order

Kerry to push for solutions as Israeli-Palestinian peace talks intensify

The invisible man: Bill Burns and the secret Iran talks

U.S. chief justice calls for end to judiciary funding cuts

Arkansas lieutenant governor rejects calls to step down

De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg

Threatening snowstorm may be early test for N.Y. Mayor de Blasio

International

Somali Islamists claim Mogadishu hotel bombing

Exiled Rwandan ex-spy boss murdered in South Africa

Cambodian troops in riot gear break up factory strike

Helicopter rescue begins for passengers stuck in Antarctic ice

Pakistan's Musharraf taken to hospital with chest pain, misses trial

Mursi to face trial over jailbreak case on Jan. 28

Myanmar president supports changing army-drafted constitution

Former Israeli leader Sharon's condition deteriorating: hospital

Thai stocks, currency plunge over election uncertainty

Malaysia's Islamic authorities seize Bibles as Allah row deepens

Italy can breach EU deficit limits if it reforms, Renzi says

Asia's manufacturers buoyant at end 2013, China a question mark

ODD & Extraordinary

Controversial Idaho hunting contest ends with no wolves killed

Cyprus broadcaster airs ex-leader's message in New Year blunder

Science, Technology and the Environment

Relapse of 'cured' HIV patients spurs AIDS science on

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Seth Goodman: Young local businessman rapidly checking off bucket list

State

Department of Insurance undergoes review for accreditation and receives recognition

National

Campbell recalls 300 cases of Prego sauce

Target faces problems with gift cards sold over holidays
Analysis: Scarred U.S. consumers a hard sell for traditional retail

Self-driving cars to be 9 percent of global auto sales in 2035: study

Apple says never worked with NSA on iPhone hacks
Fiat strikes $4.35 billion deal to buy rest of Chrysler

Hewlett-Packard to cut 5,000 more jobs

International

Chinese iron trade fuels port clash with Mexican drug cartel

China final HSBC factory PMI dips to three-month low in December

Chinese recycling tycoon says he wants to buy New York Times

China's largest auto parts company makes last-minute Fisker bid

Samsung Elec shares drop more than 2 percent on weak earnings outlook

Hyundai, Kia see weakest annual car sales growth since 2003
India scraps AgustaWestland helicopter deal, agrees to arbitration

Bombardier gets business jet order worth $2.2 billion

Spain's economy minister sees 'significant' job creation in 2014

Stung by curbs, Indian iron ore companies throw in towel

Energy

Brent ends 2013 nearly flat, U.S. crude up 7 pct on the year

Markets

Wall St. ends best year since 1990s with moderate gains
Global shares start year in slow motion; yen resumes decline
Cohen's SAC ends life as hedge fund with double-digit returns

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With a new coat of snow on the ground this morning, we couldn't resist bringing you just one more photo from 2013. This shot was taken in Kickapoo Creek Park on Dec. 30, 2012, and published in LDN on Jan. 3, 2013.

Photo by Kristy Ramlow (Click on image to enlarge.)

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Logan Democrats to host special guest at January meeting
Nikki Hamilton named December ALMH Employee of the Month

Community News & Events

Logan County Board meeting schedule for January (PDF)

Change of date for Logan County Road and Bridge Committee meeting

Updated for January
Library notes

YMCA notes

Park district notes

Community Calendar of Events

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Illinois EPA launches annual environmental education competition for fifth- and sixth-grade students
Olympia FFA Alumni report on December meeting

School websites

Head Start: Breakfast, snacks | Lunch (PDFs)

District 27: Breakfast | Lunch (PDFs)

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Logan Mason Public Transportation fare schedule
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Senior Life

Article update Dec. 30

Alzheimer's caregivers: Tips to take care of yourself, too ... Three New Year’s resolutions that will enrich your retirement ... Social Security column: Ring in the new year with a COLA ... Are you prepared for what you'll find when you visit your parents this holiday season? ... In observance of Caregivers Awareness Month, state reminds families about resources to assist them ... Financially surviving the golden years ... 'Gravity' and the long-term care crisis ... Social Security announces 1.5 pct benefit increase for 2014
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Welcome 2 Christmas…Again?

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Obituaries:
Most recent:
- Baker, Laura V., 98
- McLaughlin, Walter L. “Knobby,” 86
- Teaney, William "Bill," 83

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The cast of the television series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" — (left to right) James Avery, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali, Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro — reunite at the 2005 BET Awards in Hollywood, Calif., in this file photo taken June 2005. James Avery, a classically trained actor best known for his role as the wealthy uncle of the young rapper Will Smith in the 1990s television comedy "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," has died at age 65.

Reuters files / Robert Galbraith

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' actor James Avery dead at 65

MSNBC host apologizes for jokes about Romney's grandson

Food, Family and Fun

Slim Randles' Home Country
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Outdoors with Babe Winkelman
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Trebling tobacco tax 'could prevent 200 million early deaths'

Relapse of 'cured' HIV patients spurs AIDS science on

OSHA plans to slash silica workplace exposure limits

FDA lifts hold on studies testing Cell Therapeutics' cancer drug

Distracted driving bigger problem for novice drivers

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Serena Williams of the U.S. serves to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their women's singles match Thursday at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia.

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Football

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UCF outscores Baylor in Fiesta Bowl shootout
Michigan State 24, Stanford 20
South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24
LSU holds off Iowa for 21-14 win in Outback Bowl
North Texas rolls to 36-14 Heart of Dallas Bowl win over UNLV
Big play propels Nebraska in Gator Bowl

Basketball

76ers dump Nuggets for rare winning streak

Bucks cruise past health-challenged Lakers
Raptors 95, Pacers 82
Mavericks 87, Wizards 78
Clippers clamp down on Bobcats
Preview: Celtics at Bulls
NBA standings

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Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini wrap the perfect gift
Illinois dumps Indiana 83-80 in OT
By Jeff Mayfield
San Diego State 71, Colorado State 61
Rutgers 71, Temple 66
Cincinnati 65, Southern Methodist 57
Harvard 73, Boston College 58

Hockey

Second-period barrage lifts Lightning past Canucks

Maple Leafs 3, Red Wings 2 (SO)

Preview: Blackhawks at Islanders

Winter Classic first salvo in NHL 'shock-and-awe' campaign

U.S. hoping experience can lift them to Sochi gold

NHL standings

Tennis

Sharapova survives scare to set up Serena semi

Golf

Back-to-form McIlroy targets two major wins in 2014

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Ferrari will keep Raikkonen busy

Schumacher 'stable'; media urged to respect privacy

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