Thursday, March 02, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• Developers ask city for TIF district to develop a west-side subdivision

• School reorganization bill approved in committee

• Governor's statement on hate crimes panel

• World, national news

• Nuclear deal announced as Bush visits India

• Political strife in Iraq as violence continues

• Hundreds flee new rash of Oklahoma wildfires

• More...

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• Proposed residential TIF district

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• Smart tractor will detect worn parts, dangerous slopes

• Agriculture news elsewhere

• USDA export sales figures sharply lower for corn, wheat, and soybeans

• Spring pasture tip: Hold up on that fertilizer

• Cow-calf profits should remain strong for a couple more years, says expert

• New U.S. Crop Seeks to Replace Imported Oils

• More...

• Middletown Stagecoach Inn Bicentennial Commission

• Chester 4-H

• Children's swim lessons offered

• Serving in the military

• Calendar of events

• How to help Pakistan earthquake victims and continue assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims

• Spring for Tea date set

• Learning column: Parent-teacher conference

• Invention Mysteries
  Accidental inventions

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (2) 

• Classifieds    (13)   

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• Business news elsewhere

• New $10 bill rolls out Thursday

• Retail Sales Slow Down in February

• More...

• Lincoln to play Normal West in regional final

• Lady Lynx vs. Lincoln Land in Region 24 tournament

• Plank two-time academic all-American

• Sports news elsewhere

• Seminoles Beat No. 1 Duke in Wild Finish

• Kings prove too strong for slumping Cavaliers

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Lifestyle affects the brain as well as the heart

• Public Smoking Ban Takes Effect in Uruguay

• Studies Suggest Controversial Multiple Sclerosis Drug Is Safe

• Whirlpool baths: enter at your own risk

• Even Sham Acupuncture Eases Migraine

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Flat screen war heats up, LCD catching up

• Personal Technology: Too Much Is Too Much

• And a little-bitty thimble of popcorn, please

• More...

Wednesday, March 1:

• City hears from new racetrack owners

• XPlex founder acquires Lincoln Speedway

• Converting manure to oil: U of I lays groundwork for one-of-a-kind pilot plant

• Weather highlights: Frozen tsunamis, drought in Britain and review of a rare astronomical occurrence called the great syzygy

• Zonta health care scholarships

• Response to tribute

• Support group explores divorce-related topics
  'Financial Survival'

• Children's swim lessons offered

• Book Look: 'Soft House'

• 'Mozart in Mexico'

• Presidential Mutterings...
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Illinois State vs. Evansville game notes

• Dilligard amongst league's most improved

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