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Du Quoin's total cash position now $1.79 millionDec 01, 2016 10:00 pm - The City of Du Quoin's total cash-on-hand position improved by $68,635 during the month of October as total cash held in the city's funds grew from $1.72 million to $1.7...
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Tales From the Front: Lesson learned the hard wayDec 01, 2016 10:00 pm - When Mattie was in school, she would get crushes on her female classmates and teachers. She explained: "I wasn't sure what was going on and what the crushes made me. W...
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Jean Boyett (Reba Jeanene Tate)Dec 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Jean Boyett (Reba Jeanene Tate) of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away August 11, 2016. Jean was born near Galatia, Illinois, February 21, 1936 to Egbert and Delta Tate. S...
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County Board approves FY17 budgetDec 01, 2016 10:00 pm - The county's long-term financial outlook continues to be murky as the Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved the fiscal year 2017 budget on Dec. 1. The county's...
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Perry County Election Winners Sworn InDec 01, 2016 10:00 pm - The honorable Judge James Campanella (standing at center in back) at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning performed the swearing in of county officials who were elected or re-elec...
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Religion News: Teacher comes under fire for ‘Bring Your Bible to School Day' promotionDec 01, 2016 12:01 am - THIS WEEK IN RELIGION A third-grade teacher in Alabama has come under fire by an atheist group for promoting a "Bring Your Bible to School Day." Patsy Smithe, a third-gr...
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Networx: What a digital home inventory is and why you need oneNov 30, 2016 10:00 pm - Time was, a safe deposit box at the bank was THE place to store important documents like the deed to your house and your home insurance policy. Folks also used dial tele...
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Book Notes: A younger Jack ReacherNov 30, 2016 10:00 pm - "Night School" By Lee Child. Delacorte Press, New York, November 2016. 384 pages. $28.99. You don't always learn a lot in night school. In Lee Child's 20th Jack Reacher ...
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Natalie Portman shows off her inner ‘Jackie'Nov 30, 2016 10:00 pm - A quick flip through the list of films on Natalie Portman's resume shows that, except for a couple of reappearances in a couple of series sequels, she's an actress who d...
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Steeleville gets four on All-South XC teamNov 30, 2016 10:00 pm - Area coaches met in Pinckneyville on Nov. 30 for the annual Southern Illinois Coaches Association All-South cross country meeting and Steeleville earned three selections...