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Kent Bush: Even constitutional amendments aren't safe from Supreme Court rulingsJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - It has become more popular than ever to disagree with a ruling of the United States Supreme Court. Most people disregard these complaints as the sour grapes from those o...
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Sharon Myers: Tolerance for others can prove difficultJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - When considering what I wanted to write about this week, I had to sit down and seriously think about it. Usually, I try to stay away from highly controversial subjects, ...
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BASEBALL: Du Quoin knocks off Salem at Jr. Legion Division TournamentJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Du Quoin looked all but done at the Junior American Legion baseball 5th Division Tournament after Saturday's 5-0 loss to Carlyle, but Bryzn Witcher tossed a complete gam...
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Stay Tuned: ‘I Am Cait' gets realJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Bruce Jenner's gender transition to Caitlyn is by now old news. The Diane Sawyer interview, the Vanity Fair cover, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs and numerou...
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Keeping Fit: Boost your workout routineJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Over the past few years, there has been a lot of research on relatively brief exercise protocols known as high-intensity interval training. Interval training is a univer...
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BASEBALL: Du Quoin eliminated from Division TournamentJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Much like the Du Quoin High School baseball team that came up one win short of a trip to the State Tournament back in June, Du Quoin's Junior American Legion squad was k...
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SWIMMING: Du Quoin repeats at SISL ChampionshipsJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - For the second straight year, and the fifth year in the last six, the Swimming Indians are champions of the Southern Illinois Swim League after beating out six other squ...
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Book Notes: ‘The Fixer' shows off the corrupt side of BostonJul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - "The Fixer," by Joseph Finder. Dutton, New York, 2015. 416 pages. $27.95. A down-on-his-luck Boston investigative reporter who loses his job, his fashion-model-gorgeous ...
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Book review: Sequel intriguing, but no ‘Mockingbird'Jul 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Some published novels should never see the light of day. Ernest Hemingway's reputation has suffered from the posthumous release of such wretched drafts as "True at First...
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It Is What It Is: As parents, we always need to be neededJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - My kids are getting old. And I don't like it. Wait. That sounded harsh. Lemme try that again. Now that they're in high school and college, my kids don't need me anymor...