National budget for 10.20-21
GateHouse News Service National Budget For 10/20-21/07 editions
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News
THIS WEEK IN WEIRD: Quirky news digests from GateHouse papers, including the invasion of the lady bugs, Darth Vader getting some jail time and more. You can blend these into a news digest, or run them together. In / news
WE'LL PACKAGE THESE SUPERBUG STORIES:
STAPH INFECTION: 11-year-old boy had a blister from a hockey skate that developed into a serious staph infection. He's in a wheelchair and uses a walker now, but he's still got his eye on the ice. UTICA / in / news
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BREAKOUT: what is MRSA?
ALSO, stories from Peoria, Norwich, Patriot Ledger on staph infection:
SUPERBUG INFECTIONS I - A look at the local reaction to the deadly staph infection that has sickened people in the other side of the state and across the nation. Norwich Bulletin, 18 inches, 6 p.m.
With safety tips
KING CORN: The National Corn Growers Association is upset by a new documentary film called "King Corn." The film tells the story of two college friends who grow one acre of corn in Iowa. Without subsidies, they would have lost $19.92, but thanks to $28 in government subsidies, they made money. Corn growers fear it could influence Congress. SPRINGFIELD/ Categories: Illinois, Midwest and News / for Sunday and after publication.
PRISONER REUNITED WITH FAMILY: Ban Phan has been in prison in Vietnam since 1985. We did an article about him and his son April 30, 2005. The US government has been trying to get him out of prison this whole time. He is finally out and will be reunited with his family today. IN LATE, words 900. PHOTOS: Assigned for 3:45pm flight arrival at O'Hare. Categories: Illinois, Midwest, GHNS-News
RECALLS/RESALES/CHARITIES: (Good to localize) With the holiday shopping season closing in, resale and consignment shops, as well as charitable organizations, are keeping busy trying to make sure waves of recalled toys don't find their way to shelves and donation bins. LANDIS/SPRINGFIELD./Illinois News/moving this evening.
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BREAKOUT: Where to find recall lists.
GANDHI AND DEPARTMENT OF PEACE - Mahatma Gandhi's grandson speaks (Friday) at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., as part of movement by students to push for a national cabinet level Department of Peace. Daily News Tribune, Parietti, 15 inches, 6 p.m.
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Sports
INSIDE THE LINES: Pro football column, picks by Bill Liesse. Peoria, IL
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FANTASY FOOTBALL: Adrian Peterson is runaway fantasy football rookie of the year. He was a man among boys last week against the beleaguered Bears defense. He rushed 20 times for a team-record 224 yards and scored on runs of 73, 67 and 35 yards. Not bad considering Minnesota's other back, Chester Taylor, had two more carries in the game. ROCKFORD / in / sports, pro football, fantasy football
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FLAWLESS FARLEY: Pro football column, picks. Snarky weekly NFL game picks, including this gem: Many NFL quarterbacks are so strong-armed, they are said to throw lasers. Niners quarterback Trent Dilfer throws tasers. Whenever he hits his intended target, it's absolutely stunning. ENTERPRISE / in / sports, pro football
PLAYOFFS COVERAGE: Indians vs. Red Sox, Saturday night.
GRIESE MOVING UP: This quarterback has the most completions (nine) of 25 yards or longer in back-to-back games at any time this season. He also has the highest average per game (3.3) of 25-yard completions. Peyton Manning? Tom Brady? Brett Favre? Jon Kitna? Try Brian Griese, Chicago Bears. SCHRECK/ROCKFORD/posted/Illinois Sports and Bears
DESPERATION GAMES: "Desperate Housewives" airs at 8 tonight. Two Desperate Football Teams can be seen at 3:15 p.m. That's not the official name of the NFL program, but that describes the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. SCHRECK/ROCKFORD/posted/Illinois Sports and Bears
PRACTICE SQUAD BEARS: LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Donald Driver. Roy Williams. Terrell Owens. Mike Hass has played all those roles. The star of training camp is now the Chicago Bears' scout team receiver deluxe. Each week he imitates the upcoming opponent's top wideout. SHRECK/ROCKFORD/posted/Illinois Sports and Bears
LINE THEM UP: The nation's eighth-ranked rushing offense works behind an Illinois offensive line that learned to play aggressively under first-year line coach Eric Wolford. The Illini will need to handle the line of scrimmage in a showdown against No. 24 Michigan Saturday. Illinois vs. Michigan preview. With preview capsule. SUPINIE. Illinois sports and Big Ten. Moving this evening.
GAME COVERAGE: Illinois vs. Michigan. Coverage of the game, 7 p.m. kickoff. First story moving at 10:30 p.m. Writethru moving by 11:45. SUPINIE/Illinois Sports and Big Ten
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For Monday, Oct. 22:
ILLINOIS FOLLOW: A look back at the Michigan game and a look ahead at Ball State. SUPINIE/Big Ten
MIKE NADEL: Column on Bears at Eagles. Categories: Mike Nadel, Illinois Sports and Bears
Opinions
BRITT: Toon making fun of the meeting between the Dali Lama and President Bush. CHRIS BRITT/SPRINGFIELD/Categories: Illinois Opinions and GHNS-Opinions
EDITORIAL: We all know drowsy driving is dangerous, but a state lawmaker's attempt to criminalize it just won't work. MetroWest Daily News, 6 p.m.
Editorial: There has to be a limit - Even the most liberal among us should recoil at the decision by school officials in Portland, Maine, to dispense birth control pills and other contraceptive medications to middle school students - 11-, 12-, and 13-year-olds - without parental consent. Patriot Ledger, on wire now
HOLMES: Four-plus years into the Iraq War, where's the antiwar movement? MetroWest Daily News, 6 p.m.
GRANLUND CARTOON - ALCS returns to Fenway. MetroWest Daily News, on wire now
Lifestyles
'HIZZONER' RESURRECTED - CHICAGO - Playwright Neil Giuntoli must be doing something right - or nothing terribly wrong - as he resumes his acclaimed portrayal of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley on a Northwest Side stage. RAMSEY
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STROKE SURVIVOR TO RUN HALF-MARATHON: Athletic trainer plans to run half-marathon after surviving stroke - Frank Mastrangelo was driving his kids home from camp in June when suddenly all went silent for 20 seconds. Then his arm went numb. Training as an EMT cued him to go to the hospital, but he couldn't believe it: At 42, was he having a stroke? Brookline TAB, Scarpati, 25 inches, on wire now
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PEACHES DOC: The Rockford Peaches, known from the movie "A League of Their Own," will be the subject of a documentary. The women baseball players will be at Oct. 24-27's All-American Girls Professional Baseball League reunion, the first in Rockford. The filmmakers have about 20 players' stories of playing in Rockford, life on the road and personal anecdotes. 500 words. by 6 pm Friday. ROBERTS/Rockford Register Star/Categories: Illinois, Midwest and News
ART: Pics of the Peaches from the '40s and '50s, as well as of players from 1993
A tale of two cities: Two artists search for the true Salem on the silver screen - In Salem, a city of witches and Wiccans, candlelit graveyard tours and wax museums, what is real and what is fantasy? How did Salem go from being what one observer called a "sleepy maritime town" to being known as the Witch City? CNC, D'Agostino, 30 inches, on wire now
With photo and two sidebars
Coming Monday (Monday is Biz)
BIZ BITS: Here's our weekly biz rail, including these topics: A dollar doesn't go as far these days, number to know (one in seven people are driving without insurance), hot toys for the holidays, tech tip, tip of the week (how to get a short-term loan), and more. You can use these as separate shorts, or together as a briefs package. IN / Business
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WORKWISE COLUMN: Is your career boat rocking? Have you settled into a job that became boring, unpredictable or downright uncomfortable? Is entrepreneurism beckoning? Get some hard-nosed advice about the ultimate career risk. MILDRED CULP
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YOUR LIFE PATH: What path are you taking through your life???Nancy K. Schlossberg, a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and a recognized retirement expert, \ shares her insights in her book, "Retire Smart: Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path."? CANTON / in / lifestyles