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Cerro Gordo brings in 'celebrities' to press home the point that reading is fun
CERRO GORDO - Cullen Porter and his ukulele were a big hit with the children at Cerro Gordo Elementary School.
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Beyond 'Twilight': series inspires young fans to cultivate friendships, love of reading
DECATUR - Fourteen-year-old Cheyney Evans is baking a cake Friday to celebrate a special event.
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Jaycees Christmas Parade to light up the night again this year
DECATUR - Santa Claus is making an evening stop in Decatur again this year for the annual Christmas Parade that now comes with lights.
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Early reviews look good
Braves pick up their second win
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- Ravens' Edwards plans appeal of fine for roughness
- Baltimore Ravens defensive end Dwan Edwards plans to appeal the $5,000 fine he received for a hit delivered to Cleveland Browns wide receiver Joshua Cribbs on Monday night.
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- Nearly every year, there's one game that stands out from the rest in sales. This year, it's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."
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- Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage
- Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.
- 3:20 pm Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
- 3:15 pm Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
- 3:10 pm Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions
- 2:50 pm Eminem says 'Relapse 2' now will come out in 2010
- 2:40 pm Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1
- 2:30 pm Swedish Soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies at 82
- 2:25 pm Britney Spears' ex sentenced to jail
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- Nov 19 Births for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
- Nov 19 Fair focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Nov 18 Don't forget the oysters this Thanksgiving
- Nov 18 When the snow blows, you'll be dreaming of this White Chili
- Nov 18 Make-ahead hints: Class serves up ideas for Thanksgiving
- Nov 18 Make-ahead recipes
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- Chase drops arbitration from card contracts
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Friday it is dropping a clause from its credit card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could lead to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits.
- 3:35 pm AP changes roles for 6 news editors, 4 photo eds
- 3:30 pm Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens
- 3:10 pm GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
- 2:45 pm B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
- 2:25 pm Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
- 2:15 pm More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff
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- Illinois reports nine new deaths from H1N1
- SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Illinois is reporting nine new deaths and 241 new hospitalizations from swine flu.
- 3:15 pm Home invading elf discovered
- 12:00 pm Scientists map the genetic makeup of corn
- 11:00 am Burris admonished by Senate ethics committee
- 10:00 am Illinois motorists told to prepare for winter
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- Theresa Churchill Recipes give new twist to cinnamon bread starter - Nov 19
- Business Blog Local schools could earn $100,000 - Nov 18
- Health Blog To screen, or not to screen? Is it really a question? - Nov 18
- Roll Call What’s happening in the city this week - Nov 17
- Letterstotheeditor Three ideas to help our economy, and a slogan - Nov 17
- Letterstotheeditor In a violent world, why are we surprised by violence? - Nov 17
