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Cities and towns are getting new street signsMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In case you think your vision is improving, sorry. It's street signs that are getting better. In deference to baby boomers approaching old age, the federal governmen...
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Study: Connecticut casinos winning big thanks to Bay StatersMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - While members of the state House of Representatives may not favor casino gambling, residents of the Bay State appear to enjoy the attraction. For the fifth consecu...
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Illinois notebook: Offseason practice key for IlliniMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Sitting on the sidelines of the NCAA tournament for the first time in nine seasons, the Illinois basketball program enters a critical four-week offseason practice schedu...
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Missouri church buys fuel for local driversMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A local church and a new retailer worked together on Saturday to introduce themselves to the community and give Carthage residents a deal on one of the essentials of dai...
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Floods complicate rural fire dangersMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - It might seem a little odd to be talking about the danger of wildfires less than a week after record floods, but Carthage Fire Chief John Cooper said the danger is serio...
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Editorial: ‘A walking and living miracle'Mar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter signifies a rebirth in both a religious and secular sense. For Christians this holy day marks the moment when followers of Jesus discovered that their savior had ...
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Health insurance for pets a growing industryMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Maria DeSantis would do anything to protect Tommy and Brutus. So she bought health insurance for her two dogs to cover trips to the veterinarian. "When I got...
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Jeff Vrabel: It's not easy being nerdyMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people would agree that I am something of a nerd. Most people would agree about that, because rarely has a fact made so regularly, aggressively apparent. Gravity is...
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Police: Man swiped copper church gutter - during Easter MassMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - A man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly stealing a copper gutter from the All Hallows Church - while Easter Mass was taking place. Plainfield police said t...
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Editorial: Five years, 4,000 deathsMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that U.S. combat deaths in Iraq have hit another round number - 4,000, including four soldiers killed Sunday by a roadside bomb in Baghdad - maybe it will be easier ...