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Health Watch: 5 tips for seasonal allergy reliefMar 20, 2015 1:01 am - TIP OF THE WEEK Spring is upon us, and if you have seasonal allergies, you may be less excited about that than most. After all, what fun is finally freeing your face fro...
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App Finder: Top tax appsMar 20, 2015 1:01 am - Not finished filing your 2014 taxes? Feeling the crunch as the April 14 deadline approaches? Check out a few apps designed to help take the stress out of everyone's favo...
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“Think of our children as more than just a dollar figure”Mar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- With a crowd of roughly 35 parents, students, community and education leaders in attendance, the Chester District 139 Board of Education unanimously voted Thu...
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Matthew T. Mangino: When is a confession not a confession?Mar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - About 15 years ago in Winter Haven, Florida, Thomas Roe Oldt, a columnist for the local paper, The Ledger, wrote about the quick and unlikely arrest of two teenagers acc...
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BASEBALL: Crab Orchard tops Falcons 11-2Mar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Flashing back to a season ago, Crab Orchard's Colten McCree no-hit Elverado in the first game of 2014 in a 5-0 win. While the Falcons made vast improvements on that perf...
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Barbara Presnell: Why poetry? And why do it now?Mar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - If the young high school student was nervous when her name was called, she didn't show it. Every hair was in place. She looked classy in her blue print dress and mid-hei...
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David Murdock: Josh Gates has my dream jobMar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - OK, I'm not really thinking of giving up my teaching gig, but a man named Josh Gates has my dream job. Gates is a television personality who currently hosts a program ti...
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SOFTBALL: Fresh start - Trio of freshmen carry PCHS past WaltonvilleMar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - If Wednesday's season opener is any indication, the kids are for real. Freshmen drove in nine of Pinckneyville's eleven runs and the Lady Panthers blasted Waltonville 11...
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SOFTBALL: Cobden scores in 7th to beat ElveradoMar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - In a game that could wind up deciding a conference champion, Cobden squeaked one out at home against Elverado in softball action on Wednesday, winning 4-3 on a two-out, ...
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BASEBALL: Big inning, solid pitching lift Panthers over RamsMar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - One big inning and a two strong performances on the mound carried Pinckneyville to a 6-2 win over visiting Mt. Vernon on Wednesday, as the Panthers plated five runs in t...