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Friday, October 22, 2010
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Current
presidential election results
In
the closest running presidential race in recent history, haggard
media are saying at this time, 10:56 a.m. (CST), there may not be a
clear winner declared until this evening.
Results
as of 10:56 a.m. (CST):
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For
President and Vice President of the United States |
| Candidates |
Popular
Vote |
Electoral
Vote |
% |
| George W. Bush
& Dick Cheney |
48,278,752 |
246 |
48% |
| Al Gore & Joe
Lieberman |
48,533,050 |
260 |
48% |
| Ralph Nader &
Winona LaDuke |
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3% |
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TOP
STORIES
Two
new schools in Lincoln’s future
District
27 voters approve
school referendum
[NOV.
8, 2000]
By
a comfortable margin, voters in Lincoln Elementary School District
27 approved building two new schools to replace Central School and
Lincoln Junior High School. The final tally in Tuesday’s election
was 3,677 for the proposition and 2,042 against. Passage of the
referendum, which called for issuing $4.1 in bonds and demolishing
the two existing schools, was required for the district to receive
an $8,318,181 state grant to complete the $12 million building
project.
[complete
story]
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TOP
STORIES
Voyles,
Griffin win
County Board seats
[NOV.
8, 2000]
Two
new members will take their seats on the Logan County Board in
December to replace two who stepped down this year, but neither will
be a Democrat. Jim Griffin and Dale A. Voyles, both of Lincoln and
both listed as Republicans, along with five incumbents also listed
as Republicans, edged out Democratic contender Daniel W. White of
Beason.
[complete
story]
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TOP
STORIES
Election
brings folks out
to courthouse rotunda
[NOV.
8, 2000]
In
spite of the news of a presidential election "too close to
call" breaking minute by minute on national television, an
estimated 600 to 700 Logan County folks found the time to come to
the courthouse to see what was happening in two local races. They
thronged the rotunda watching runners post results on a huge
blackboard, visiting with friends, and watching their children and
grandchildren get acquainted with the local election process.
[complete
story]
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TOP
STORIES
National
election results
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here]
Election
results in Illinois
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here]
Election
results in Logan County
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here]
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[click here for top stories for the day from around the world]
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SPORTS
NEWS
Railer
celebration planned
[NOV.
8, 2000]
A
celebration has been planned for the Lady Railer volleyball team on
Sunday, Nov. 12.
[complete
announcement]
World/National
Sports News
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A
DAY IN THE LIFE...
Hooked
on coyotes
Lincoln
man Les Wood is
"self-taught
coyote professional"
 Part
3
[NOV.
8, 2000] The
man who got Les Wood hooked on coyotes, Bill Austin, spent months
studying groups of coyotes in Wyoming. Austin concluded that the
animals were using 11 different basic calls to communicate with each
other. He and a wildlife scientist at the University of Colorado
recorded and identified these calls. Les regularly uses three of
them.
[complete
story]
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BOOK
LOOK
'Franchising
For Dummies'
 [NOV.
8, 2000]
At
one time or another many of us dream of opening our own business.
One of the most established methods of starting a business is the
franchise. Well-known names such as McDonald’s, Mini-Maid and
Supercuts represent the potential for success in this business
endeavor. What exactly is a franchise, and should an aspiring
entrepreneur consider opening one? These and other questions are
answered in the book "Franchising for Dummies," by Dave
Thomas and Michael Seid.
[book
review]
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LOOK
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Book
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here tonight!
The
Faks Machine: Mike Fak and Jim Ash
host a community call-in show. Their show airs on Lincoln Daily News over
the Media One link every Wednesday night beginning at 7 p.m.
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