Thursday, August 31, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• State Bank of Lincoln buys local CIB branch

• IDOT giving motorists a break during Labor Day weekend
  Working to make the roads as safe as possible by opening up lanes and cracking down on impaired drivers

• IDOT, MADD, ISP and local police agencies roll out largest-ever Labor Day crackdown

• Governor tours ISU construction projects that will enhance classroom space and educational programming
  Promotes benefits of MAP Plus financial aid plan

• World, national news

• Iran refuses to back down on nuclear activity

• Security Council gives nod to peacekeeping force in Darfur

• Lebanese, U.N. forces take over part of border, Israel says

• California takes lead in U.S. global warming fight

• More...

• Armington Harvest Day Festival set

 Business

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• Classifieds    (16)   

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• Business news elsewhere

• Jobless claims edge down in latest week

• More...

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• Fall lectureship theme announced: 'Evil and the Cross of Christ'

• Invention Mysteries
  Will the real inventor please stand up?

• Illinois State vs. Kansas State football notes

• 2006-07 IESA state final schedule

• Sports news elsewhere

• Roddick advances at tennis open

• US Open tennis

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Pill could replace allergy shots for hay fever

• Dogs Plus Smog Bad for Asthmatic Kids

• Exercise: The Antidote for a High-Fat Meal

• Body acceptance tied to healthy eating

• Anger speeds up deterioration of lungs: study

• U.S. Health Care Extending Lives, Saving Money

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• LCD TV makers see price cut in 2007

• Paranoid Web Surfers Can Send Out Fake Search Queries

• More...

Wednesday, Aug. 30:

• Potential salvation for dilapidated depot

• Zion Lutheran plans Family Fun Fest

• Beason briefs

• Chestnut news

• Divorce recovery support group begins Sept. 11

• Logan County 4-H Foundation presents scholarships

• Elkhart educates on health and blood donation

• Book Look: 'Creative Kids' Murals You Can Paint'

• Springfield 'Pops in the Park' with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra on Sunday

• New word to describe Havana's Oktoberfest: 'romantic'

Tuesday, Aug. 29

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