Friday, March 24, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

Ray LaHood,  18th Congressional District representative, hosted a town hall meeting at Lincoln Christian College today. A crowd of about 75 citizens listened to the congressman as he apprised them of major issues Congress has dealt with and how he has voted on their behalf.

[picture by Jan Youngquist] click on picture for larger image

• Congressman LaHood touches base with local citizenry

• Local health departments seek additional funding

• U.S. interagency strategic plan in place for avian influenza
  Key wild bird populations monitored since 1998

• World, national news

• Dozens of insurgents captured in Iraq

• West slams Belarus crackdown

• More...

 Law & Courts                               

• Bomke speaks with 'Illinois Lawmakers' regarding education funding, capital program

• Pet Adopt-a-thon Saturday morning

• Upcoming blood drive

• Square dancing comes to Lincoln

• Serving in the military

• Calendar of events

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

• Avian influenza and monitoring human health
  What you can do to protect yourself and your family

• Health news elsewhere

• Health Highlights

• Experts Note Need for More Studies on ADHD Drug Use in Adults

• Symptom Awareness, Alert Friends Speed Stroke Care

• Typical U.S. Pregnancy Now Just 39 Weeks

• Fish Not a Proven Heart Protector: Study

• More...

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (3)

• Classifieds    (19) 

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• Business news elsewhere

• At long last, a new home sale slump

• Alcatel, Lucent in $34 billion merger talks

• More...

• Sports news elsewhere

• NCAA men's basketball

• LSU ousts top seed Duke

• With Stoudemire back, good Suns team looks even better

• Jazz honor Malone with statue, retire his number

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• Microsoft delays consumer Office software to 2007

• Extra costs a worry for next-gen DVD adoption

• More...

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Color Characteristics

• Beat the Weeds This Year

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Cut airline fees

• Cruise passengers unaware of risks in international ports of call

• A different kind of trip with Windjammer Barefoot Cruises

• Good times in Oklahoma City

• More...

Thursday, March 23:

• Lincoln Scouts to host bicycle tour

• Students helping New Orleans clean up

• United States prepares for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in wild birds

• Illinois assists communities in historic preservation through federal grants

• Thank you from Bill Brady

• Planning for pandemic influenza

• Home fruit tree spray schedules
  By John Fulton

• Learning and space mission a success

• Female inventors dominate Women's History Month

• Letter: Student trip to Challenger Learning Center made possible by local businesses and aviation museum

• University of Illinois Extension offers free food pantry class

• Lincoln College men's basketball in national tournament

• Lincoln College softball spring trip results

Wednesday, March 22

Tuesday, March 21

Monday, March 20

Saturday, March 18

Friday, March 17