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Thursday, August 14, 2003 

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Roman ruin discovered in Lincoln?  Resembling a Roman archaeological site, columns and capitals from the recently demolished junior high school lie in rubble on a lot across from Logan County Bank.
Note - Click on pictures for larger images.  [Pictures by Jan Youngquist]

• Water bills going up
  Infrastructure improvements and heightened security costs cited

• Real estate taxes can be paid on Saturday

• Mitchell meets with Illinois Coalition for Community Services representative

• World, national news

• About 3,000 die of heat-related causes in France

• Rebels hand over Liberian port

• Beijing to Host North Korea Talks

• More...

• Governor signs agriculture production code
  First state law designed to protect contract farmers

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• U.S., EU find accord on opening international farm-goods trade

• U.S.-EU Framework on Agriculture Seen as Way Out of WTO Impasse

• More...

• Left-handed Leonardo -- a clairvoyant and an inventor

• Job hunt  (6)

• Classifieds (22)

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• Business news elsewhere

• Risks and Costs of Socially Responsible Investing

• More...

• CoffeeHouse entertainment

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• BIG, finalized Lincoln Sesquicentennial and Art and Balloon Festival schedule

• Coach Oaks defining the Railer future

• Entire Redbird basketball slate released

• Sports news elsewhere

• Rough Is an Equalizer in Year's Final Major

• CNNSI.com

• ESPN.com

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Insidious worms and spam

• No stopping DVD

• More...

• Consumer health news elsewhere

• Vaccines Vital to Children's Health

• FDA approves wheelchair that handles stairs

• More...