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Thursday, February 27, 2003 

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[photo courtesy of the chamber of commerce]

Chris Coyne of State Farm Insurance and Barbie Carter of Logan County Bank were chosen as king and queen of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce’s Mardi Gras-style annual dinner. The group helps build and support business in the community. They've plowed into a new year with the theme of "Planting Seeds for Progress" by adding a new economic development director and a government liaison.

• Homeland security advisory:
  Current threat level lowered to yellow

• Chamber's annual dinner initiates Legion facility

• Legislation would aid police officers, lessen court time

• Governor puts squeeze on government departments and agencies
  10 percent cuts to yield $30 million

• World/National News

• U.S. lowers terror threat level

• Security Council holds closed Iraq meeting

• 11 years for Bosnia's 'Iron Lady'

• Bush: Democratic Iraq could be 'inspiring example'

• Reactor Started in North Korea, U.S. Concludes

• Winning WTC plan is taller than twin towers

• More...

• Introducing a new weekly LDN feature, Invention Mysteries

• Job Hunt  (2)

• Classifieds

• Business News Elsewhere

• The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation

• Is It time to Give Up on AOL Time Warner?

• More...

• Personal Tech News Elsewhere

• Activists hold 'virtual march' on Washington

• More...

• Speaker examines 2002 Farm Bill

• Agriculture News Elsewhere

• U.S. approves a new gene-altered corn

• EPA approves Monsanto's new rootworm-fighting corn

• US farmers eye Australia-Iraq wheat contract

• More...

• Boy Scout chili and vegetable soup supper Friday

• Benefit for fireman-EMT Joe McCormick

• Calendar of Events

• Serving in the military

• Parents and teachers, new website helps explain terrorism to kids

• High school basketball

• Redbirds drop Valley road game to Drake

• Sports News Elsewhere

• Report: MLB OKs ban of ephedra in minors

• Baseball's New, Improved Hall Panel Elects No One

• Few stars, but lots of talent available (NFL)

• CNNSI.com

• ESPN.com

• More...

• Consumer Health News Elsewhere

• Ruling sides with foes of abortion

• Heartbeats after treadmill test can show death risk, study says

• U.N. takes 400 million off its 2050 population estimate

• The cost of unhealthy habits

• More...

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