Friday, July 30, 2004

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

This Broadway Street mural hearkens back to an age when gas stations were full service and you could fill your gas tank for less than $5. (Located on McEntire Appliance building).

[Picture by Bob Frank]

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• Guard members' and reservists' employment rights and benefits strengthened by Illinois law

• State fortifies public health threat preparedness

• World, national news

• Powell in unannounced visit to Baghdad

• Blasts Said to Hit U.S. and Israeli Embassies in Uzbekistan

• U.S. bends on farmers, advancing WTO talks

• Kerry's nomination acceptance speech:

• Key points

• Transcript

• More..

• New Illinois bills to force polluters to clean up mess, pay for damage

• Law news elsewhere

• Lawyers: High court should not rush ruling on federal sentencing rules

• More...

• Fighting the house fly and other filth flies

• Consumer health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• U.S. Getting Point About Vaccinating Kids

• Anthrax Attack Can Now Be Detected Quickly

• The Daily Blues

• Too Little Fish Oil Hurts Your Heart

• Dr. Irene's Five Pitfalls of Dieting

• More...

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!  (5)

• Classifieds  (14)         Sponsored by Aquamassage by Blue Diamonds

• Legal notices

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• Business news elsewhere

• Business blogging moving mainstream

• Economy Cools Amid Shopping Slowdown

• More...

• Baby-sitter training and pet first-aid classes scheduled

• Serving in the military  sponsored by American Legion Post 263

• Calendar of events

• Department of Natural Resources news bits

• Travel news elsewhere

• FAA calls O'Hare delays unacceptable

• Cincinnati gets top marks for travel

• Memphis: Music fans flock to Sun Studio

• Campobello: FDR's tranquil summer home

• More...

• Sports news elsewhere

• Tyson Still Attracts Attention as Skills Decline

• Women's British Open

• ESPN.com

• SI.com

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Gates: Depicts Tomorrow's Gadgets At Analyst Meeting

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Grad's Eye for the Good Buy

• The Kids Are Gone, but Hey, Their Space Isn't

• Shrinking Family, Expanding Kitchen

• A Much-Missed Flower

• Plant Label Ideas

• More...

Thursday:

• City briefs
• Activity at ATMs
• State achieves gold standard for cancer data
• Invention Mysteries: Who were they before they were inventors?

• LCHS class of '94 reunion notice

• State surplus property auction Aug. 4 in Springfield

• Reservation system for controlled pheasant hunting permits
• CollegeSportsReport.com honors Grigsby, Carroll

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