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Movie review: ‘While We're Young' is a thought-provoking comedy-dramaApr 03, 2015 1:01 am - It takes awhile to figure out if "While We're Young" is a comedy or a drama. It's very funny, with some of the laughs coming from the sharp dialogue, others coming from ...
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Looking Up: Springtime Big Dipper leaps for joyApr 03, 2015 1:01 am - Have you noticed the leaping dipper? The Big Dipper, in its never tiring circumlocution of the northern heavens, presents itself on spring evenings as if it is leaping i...
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Ride & Drive: 2015 Ram Laramie Longhorn 1500Apr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - When it comes to pickup trucks, it's all about options. Manufacturers know well that the more choices consumers have, the more sales increase. Ram certainly leads the ch...
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Rauner to visit Randolph CountyApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - In a Friday news release from the governor's office, it was announced that Gov. Bruce Rauner will be visiting Randolph County on Friday, April 10, as part of his Illinoi...
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Health Watch: Work out like a pro athleteApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Watch any top athlete compete and you can't help but notice how gracefully they move. They have superb coordination, unbelievable agility, lightning-quick reflexes, and ...
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CGS band and chorus compete at IGSMA Organizational ContestApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE -- The Chester Grade School Band and Chorus traveled to Carbondale on March 20 to compete in the IGSMA (Illinois Grade School Music Association) Organizationa...
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Marketta Gregory: Many ways to wash feetApr 02, 2015 1:01 am - I must have been about 6 or 7 the first time I remember sitting in on our church's communion service. It was after the official Sunday morning service, after most of the...
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BASEBALL: Stranded runners cost Du Quoin at West FrankfortApr 01, 2015 11:00 pm - The Indians got to West Frankfort hurler Hunter Hancock in the top of the first inning on Wednesday, but couldn't build on their early lead while the Redbirds scored in ...
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Carol Link: Pruning rose plants, step by stepApr 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Recently, a large number of rose plants at the Etowah County Master Gardeners' greenhouses were in dire need of pruning, and the task was relegated to me. Before beginni...
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OBITUARIES: Virginia BlackburnApr 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Virginia Blackburn, 88 of Galatia, passed away 9:32 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, surrounded by her family at the Carrier Mills Nursing Home. Virginia was born on July 2...