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							Pam Moriearty and Jim Struebing are gearing up to 
							host an upcoming educational meeting for Master 
							Naturalists of the University of Illinois Extension 
							Logan-Menard-Sangamon Unit. The meeting is to be 
							held this Tuesday, March 10th at 10 a.m.  at 
							Kickapoo Creek Park and is open to the public.  
							 
							This majestic tree, a Sycamore, stands by the bridge 
							over the creek. It is one of many trees being tagged 
							throughout the park by Master Naturalist Struebing. 
							 
							Photo Jim Struebing  
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U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (R) leaves after he was slashed in 
the face by an unidentified assailant at a public forum in central Seoul March 
5, 2015. Ambassador Mark Lippert was attending a breakfast forum in central 
Seoul when a man attacked him, slashing him in the face, a witness at the event 
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				Chicago Mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (R) greets 
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						 AbbVie 
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						Pharmacyclics deal 
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						on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 18, 
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						signals 'new normal' with higher spending, lower growth 
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						advisory board is chaired by Prime Minister Najib Razak, 
						has built debt of nearly 42 billion ringgit ($11.73 
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