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Rat race follows Daytona 500 winFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - For Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman, this has been a whirlwind week. Television appearances, including a spot on David Letterman, and coast-to-coast travel have made life...
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Award-winning restaurant to offer more casual optionsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Ten years after opening, Blue Ginger is expanding. By summertime, customers will be able to drop by the famously upscale restaurant for a drink and a couple of appetizer...
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Crowd cheers as house demolition clears site for 'Extreme Makeover'Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The gaping maws of three excavators hung over 13 Elm Court, waiting for a signal. The crowd behind the machines, which had been noisy all day, hushed as the excavators' ...
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Collectors congregate at annual showFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Dealers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas came together for the Barton-Jasper County Collectors Association's 16th Annual Spring Coin, Stamp...
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Man critically hurt in latest snowmobile accidentFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A Vernon man was listed in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Medical Center on Saturday night after an early morning snowmobile accident. It is the latest in a ...
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Illinois' hawk eyesFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Deer emerge occasionally, grazing on south-facing slopes on frigid days or picking through fields for the last kernels of waste grain. Canada geese are more common until...
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BU star jailed on battery countFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - BY GREG STEWART AND ERINN DESHINSKY OF THE JOURNAL STAR PEORIA - The playing future of Bradley University basketball player Daniel Ruffin is in question after his arre...
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Canines come clean at Dirty Dog WashFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Seven-year-old Buddy Buddington sits calmly in a tub as Denise Buddington sprays him with water to wash off his shampoo. He then gets the dryer treatment. After a while,...
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Bradley basketball player arrested, suspended from teamFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - By JOURNAL STAR STAFF PEORIA - Bradley University senior basketball player Daniel Ruffin was arrested before dawn this morning on a charge of domestic battery, prompting...
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Jury to decide life or death for CuttsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - One juror. That's all Bobby L. Cutts Jr. needs to spare his life. A single juror who votes against the death penalty. After a weeklong break, Cutts' aggravat...