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Dear Du Quoin: Technology, talent & tolerance and 'The Rise of the Creative Class'Mar 04, 2014 8:00 am - I recently finished the book "The Rise of the Creative Class: Revisited" by Dr. Richard Florida. Dr. Florida's evidence-supported theories regarding economic growth tied...
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Bud Rees' store, last holdout of the 1950s South Washington Street widening- and later moved to Jefferson Street, is torn down on FridayMar 04, 2014 8:00 am - The tearing down of a condemned house at 208 South Jefferson Street in "the grove" might not seem significant--but in the mid-1950s the building was Rees' Store on South...
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Extended Weather OutlookMar 04, 2014 8:00 am - Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. East wind 3 ...
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Du Quoin Ministerial Alliance Easter lunches begin March 14 at St. John's Church of ChristMar 03, 2014 8:00 am - The Du Quoin Ministerial Alliance will hold Friday Noon Lenten Lunches. The schedule is March 14-St. John's United Church of Christ, March 21-Liberty Church, March 28-Fi...
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Extended Weather OutlookMar 03, 2014 8:00 am - Monday A 20 percent chance of snow before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -7. North wind 9 to 1...
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Vernice L. ChapmanMar 03, 2014 8:00 am - Vernice L. Chapman, age 81, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at 4:42 p.m. in Pinckneyville Community Hospital, Pinckneyville, Ill. Vernice ...
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Nina L. MorrisMar 03, 2014 8:00 am - Nina L. Morris, age 95, of Du Quoin, Ill., passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 in her home. Nina was born on March 17, 1918 in Tamaroa, Ill., a daughter to Henry an...
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Nobody hurt when alleyside parapet of building tumblesMar 01, 2014 10:00 pm - Nobody was hurt and no vehicles were damaged when a 25-foot alleyside section of the upper parapet of the Emling & Hoffman, CPA accounting offices building fell at 2:30 ...
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Robert Lewis WilsonFeb 28, 2014 8:00 am - Robert Lewis Wilson, of Orange, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2013 at the age of 76. Known to all as Bob, he was a longtime resident of Orange. He was born Sept. 7,...
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Extended Weather OutlookFeb 28, 2014 8:00 am - Friday A chance of snow between noon and 3pm, then rain and snow likely. Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as ...