All Stories from July 23, 2011 (Change date)
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War over, but massacres continue in Ivory CoastJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - ON THE BANKS OF THE CAVALLY RIVER, Ivory Coast — The inauguration of Ivory Coast’s new president played out before a crowd of tens of thousands. Women wore dresses print...
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Woodworker crafts own casketJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - FINDLAY, Ill. — It’s pretty much a dead cert you won’t find too many guys who are building their own coffin. Ed Ikemire is not like many guys. The Findlay hunter and sup...
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With few other options, investors bid up ChipotleJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - NEW YORK — For $320, you could buy 37 burritos at restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill. Or a single share of its stock. Since going public in January 2006, Chipotle h...
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Wood bat league keeps older players in the gameJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On the first day of summer, the late-afternoon shadows grew long over the batter’s box as players from the Springfield Rush and Springfield Pallys to...
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Moline woman’s salsa business growingJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - MOLINE, Ill. — Jodi’s Top Shelf Gourmet Salsa hit local grocery shelves this spring, but it’s had a loyal following for years. When Jodi Haxmeier, of Moline, first perfe...
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Art therapy offers outlets for military childrenJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - In the lower level of a downtown Chicago hotel, 10-year-old Ariana looked reassuringly at her cousin, Destyni. The 12-year-old intently stared back. “You don’t need to b...
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Forest factory ships garden ornaments coast to coastJul 23, 2011 5:41 am - POMONA, Ill. — Charlotte and Daniel Ward meet for a kiss. To the left, sunlight washes over the treetops of the rolling Shawnee National Forest that covers southern Illi...
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Make politicians work for usJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - It is time to stand up and let the nation know how you feel. How you feel about the foreign spending, the spending of the House and Senate, and the welfare state that th...
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Second by second, deeper in debtJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - July 4, 1776 through July 4, 2011 = 235 years; 235 years x 365 days = 85,775 days + 58 additional leap year days = 85,833 days; 85,833 days x 24 hours = 2,059,992 hours;...
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GOP is unreasonable in deficit solutionJul 23, 2011 5:00 am - I believe President Obama has offered a balanced and fair proposal to reduce the deficit. He takes on his Democratic Party by proposing spending cuts that primarily affe...