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Derrick Lee's appeal hearing postponedJun 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Derrek Lee has a few more weeks to relax. He will be playing through the All-Star break. The Cubs star first baseman, who was suspended five games by Major League Baseba...
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Splat! Downstate river silt arrives in ChicagoJun 29, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Truckloads of gray sediment from the Illinois River landed with a series of splats Friday as dignitaries once again welcomed the raw material that will provide...
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Mini review of the iPhoneJun 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Spend five minutes with the new iPhone and your fingers will want to play with it for hours. That's how I felt while holding the iPhone for a few minutes Friday at the A...
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Regional budget for 6/29/07 (weekend)Jun 28, 2007 11:00 pm -
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Ethics bills fail to moveJun 28, 2007 11:00 pm - MAIN BAR/SIDE BAR AT END The current governor is under federal investigation. His predecessor is headed for prison. Almost every day, one scandal or another cr...
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Magic moment obscured by bushes and chipsJun 28, 2007 11:00 pm - If not for a small, black Converse high-topped foot tapping, my expectations would have been a complete bust. Let's say, for instance, my expectations were a window. Now...
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Missouri looking for Vietnam-era veteransJun 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The state of Missouri recently approved a program for awarding a state medal and certificate in recognition of Vietnam-era veterans. Chillicothe Veterans of Foreign Wars...
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Whopper of a list is filled to the gillsJun 28, 2007 11:00 pm - People who go on fishing expeditions sometimes end up getting caught. That's "fishing" as in "trying to get something indirectly or by cunning." Trying to catch fish, on...
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Former cop charged with giving teen alcoholJun 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Former Neosho police officer Justin Keith Pickup was charged Thursday with endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree by supplying alcohol to a 16-year-old ...
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Carlinville company loses state contract, lays off 83Jun 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carlinville company laid off 83 workers over the past two days because it lost a state data-entry contract. When Rely Services reopens for business Monday, only about ...