Daily headlines
September 2005
Roberts sworn in as chief justice [CNN]
Residents begin to return to ravaged New Orleans [MSNBC]
Additional 118 Illinois firefighters to Louisiana
Car Bomb Kills 10 at Crowded Iraqi Market [New York Times]
$1.6 million in grants to help prevent common diseases and health conditions in women
Original New Salem descendants sought for 175th reunion
Jaycees accepting TOYP nominations
First year of high school
Young Men in Harmony/Young Women in Harmony Fall Festival
Railers get
Blazed
By Rick Hobler
Angel volleyball vs. Blackburn
LCC soccer scores
Ugly homecoming in St. Bernard, La. [CNN]
Senate confirms John Roberts as chief justice [MSNBC]
Juvenile recidivism drops by more than 15%
Lincoln business keeping up
with the times
Salon offerings spa-style
Illinois transportation achieves planning and design international standard of excellence
Illinois EPA awards grants to local governments for inspection and investigation
Illinois to be first in nation to offer food allergy education program
Invention Mysteries: Inventor does what NASA fails to do
Elk calling from northwestern Illinois
Angel volleyball vs. Knox College
The Dispossessed: 'This Is Like a Prison' [MSNBC, Newsweek]
New Orleans police superintendent resigns [CNN]
More Illinois National Guard soldiers sent to Louisiana
Tips for planning for the next emergency
Illinois State Police District 9 places first in chiefs' challenge
Safe Kids Logan County offers public farm safety event
Fall days ideal for chores
Fuel prices pinch farmers
Support
group explores divorce-related topics
'Facing My
Depression'
Oasis update
Children displaced by Katrina
Berkshire receives McCarthy Scholarship at Lincoln College
Davis receives Gallagher Memorial Scholarship at Lincoln College
Farmer receives Logan County Farm Bureau Scholarship at Lincoln College
Hoyt receives Edwards Scholarship at Lincoln College
Sebeny receives Walker Layman Scholarship at Lincoln College
Tierney receives James Hickey Memorial Scholarship at Lincoln College
Zimmerman receives Forty & Eight Scholarship at Lincoln College
Book Look: 'Twentysomethings' and tailgaters
Green View partners with Peoria Orchid Society for 'Orchid Event'
2,300-year-old bison bones
Crosstown volleyball: Lincoln Christian JV vs. Lincoln College
LCC men's soccer
Lincoln College's Bowers represents Illinois in USGA tournament
Bush tours Rita-damaged Texas, Louisiana [CNN]
FEMA plans to reimburse faith groups for aid [MSNBC]
Illinois emergency personnel to debrief on hurricane response
Tips for planning for the next emergency
Reported elder abuse up 84
percent in Illinois since 1993
While the
rates of many other crimes have decreased, reported cases of elder
abuse are rising
Weekly outlook: Beyond harvest
Illini Bird Fanciers Bird Fair
Louisiana bails out from Rita, Katrina [CNN]
Recovery begins in areas hardest hit by Rita [MSNBC]
State and private employers helping to find jobs for hurricane victims in Illinois
Photos from Rita's aftermath [USA Today]
Gov. Blagojevich invests nearly $15 million into making Illinois coal more competitive
Senate District 44 weekly update
Logan County 2005 corn plot results
Students awarded Behrends Scholarship at Lincoln College
Jacobs awarded Bree Scholarship at Lincoln College
Extracurricular code review Monday at 7 p.m. at LCHS
Pumpkin giveaway
Olympia wins softball championship
LCC men's soccer
LCC weekend volleyball
Railroad towns and Gov. Altgeld's higher education castles featured in latest Historic Illinois
Hurricane Rita to challenge American resolve
Rita headline links:
Rita storms ashore near Texas-Louisiana border [CNN]
New Orleans' 9th Ward floods
Nagin: 'This nightmare just continues for us'
[CNN]
Lincoln/Logan Hurricane Relief Office opens downtown
Gov. Blagojevich sends Illinois Army National
Guard helicopters, crews to Texas to support Hurricane Rita efforts
Illinois stands
ready to receive Hurricane Rita evacuees
Marriages
Dissolutions
Court news
Drought website available
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Three lectures to be presented under the theme 'An Integrative Evaluation of Scientific Naturalism'
Deer harvest reporting begins
Oct. 1
Hunters can register by telephone or Internet
Youth alcohol arrests alarm community
Rita headline links:
Gulf Coast braces as storm nears (BBC)
Bus fire 'kills 24' Rita evacuees (BBC)
Latest Rita numbers (CNN)
Illinois Department of Agriculture prepared to approve temporary and emergency grain storage
Heroics from Hurricane Katrina
LCHS homecoming royalty winners announced
Friday: LCHS homecoming parade, "Railers Rock the Decades," 2:30 p.m., downtown Lincoln
Malerich awarded Graue Inc. Scholarship at Lincoln College
Matson awarded Logan County Bank Scholarship at Lincoln College
Illinois Chamber Orchestra to present 'Fables and Tall Tales'
Mutterings: My take
By Jeff Mayfield
School track rules change
Hoffman named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units prepare for Hurricane Rita
Katrina makes top 10
State of Illinois employees return home after helping Hurricane Katrina victims in Louisiana
Gov. Blagojevich breaks ground at Union Square Park -- final component of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum complex
Lincoln College student group adopts family touched by Hurricane Katrina
In the eye of Category 5 Rita [Global American]
Invention Mysteries: Invention helped end communism for eastern European country
Stanford Olympia eyes spot in IESA history in 2005 Class AA softball
County Briefs
LaHood Introduces Resolution to Reject BRAC Recommendations; Condemns moving or eliminating guardsmen jobs as "wrong!"
Department of Agriculture Releases Guidelines for Handling Katrina Animals
More than $800,000 Available in Opportunity Returns Grants through AgriFirst
LCHS marching band takes second overall at Dwight
Did Tax Cuts Contribute To Katrina's Destruction?
Support group explores divorce-related topics
Diary from World War II battle cruiser Mobile basis for new book
"Are You Listening?" will be presented at St. John United Church of Christ on Sunday
Life first, volleyball second
Marriages
Dissolutions
Court news
[staff member on vacation]
Hunt finds fewer bodies than feared... [the Guardian]
Angel Flight America reunites hundreds of Hurricane Katrina victims with their families
August rains provide limited drought relief
New Illinois research center will harness technology to build safer, more durable highways and boost economy
Marriages
Dissolutions
Court news
District 44 update
Letter: Buyer beware: Insurance canceled based on dog breed restrictions
Benefit for John "Sully" Sullivan
Zonta to meet Tuesday
Local weekend events:
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
Abe Lincoln Disabled Children Fundraiser
Lincoln College Grand Soiree
Logan County CROP Walk set for Sunday at Scully Park
Features: One man's privacy creates another man's intrigue
Pekin farm offers pumpkins and 'American Gothic' corn maze
LCC volleyball at Missouri invitational
The pressure to leave is stepped up (International Herald Tribune)
Gov. Blagojevich makes
additional services available for hurricane victims and relief
efforts
Employment
services to help process unemployment claims
Financial institutions to help displaced victims open checking
accounts
Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team returns after helping Hurricane Katrina victims
Blagojevich, Attorney General Madigan take legal battle to U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Pentagon from moving F-16s from Springfield's 183rd Fighter Wing
Logan County CROP Walk set for Sunday at Scully Park
Local balloon pilots featured on television program
Local weekend events:
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
Saturday:
Community Prayer Breakfast
Abe Lincoln Disabled Children Fundraiser
Lincoln College Grand Soiree
44th District weekly update
Constitution Day celebrated
Public and private schools invited
My child hates her teacher
Lady Railers
finally come home
LCHS defeats previously unbeaten Normal
Community West
By Rick Hobler
New Orleans evictions falter (International Herald Tribune)
Illinois welcomes
more Hurricane Katrina evacuees
Approximately 175 individuals receive medical care and housing
on arrival Wednesday night
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival begins today
Richard Norton Smith to attend
ribbon-cutting at historical museum
Elks host second Abe Lincoln Disabled Children Fundraiser
Correction to yesterday's 'Local first responders go to aid of Katrina victims'
Legal battle to
stop move of F-16 aircraft from Springfield continues
Emergency appeal filed
CIEDC Corner:
'Putting Your House In Order' seminar
Local weekend events:
Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
Saturday:
Community Prayer Breakfast
Abe Lincoln Disabled Children Fundraiser
Lincoln College Grand Soiree
Invention Mysteries: After two failed businesses, inventor proves that third time is the charm
Lincoln native, Parkland College volleyball player selected as NJCAA Player of the Week
Red Cross online donation form (on Red Cross website)
American Red Cross
response to Hurricane Katrina
What is being done, how to help and how to find loved ones
Local first responders go to aid of Katrina victims
Illinois to take
5,000 to 10,000 Hurricane Katrina victims
Governor calls on community leaders, legislators,
not-for-profits, social service providers, ministers and
businesses to work together to supply housing, medical care,
food, clothing and other emergency services to displaced
families
First plane load
arrives in Chicago
Approximately 180 individuals receive
medical care, housing on arrival late Tuesday
Community Prayer Breakfast to pray for hurricane victims
Weekly outlook: Crop size
Support group explores
divorce-related topics
'What's Happening to Me?'
Atlanta Fall Festival
Oasis update
Book review: Writer shares life plan with direction and positive attitude
Water pumped from flood-hit city (BBC)
Gov.
Blagojevich directs nearly 1,100 more Illinoisans to Louisiana
to assist with hurricane effort
New deployment includes 500
Illinois National Guard, nearly 600 firefighters, 50 fire trucks
and other firefighting equipment
Lincoln College helps student victims of Hurricane Katrina
Weekend roadside safety checks in Lincoln part of 'You Drink and Drive. You Lose'
Agriculture Department authorizes some gas stations to post half-gallon prices
Illinois Community College Board establishes toll-free line to help students affected by hurricane
Renegotiating cash rents
Class of 1955 reunion notice
Writing group meets on Sept. 13
Letter: Agrees that LDC buildings could be put to use
LCC volleyball at Monmouth invitational
Zook era begins
with an amazing comeback win!
By Greg Taylor
Robinson claims initial Gateway honor
Katrina help: Illinois Incident Management
Team to support Mississippi emergency management personnel
Two IEMA employees part of 11-member team
Community Foundation of Central Illinois announces help for Hurricane Katrina victims
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum partners with American Red Cross to offer free admission to those who make donations to Hurricane Katrina victims
Free 'Pops in the
Park' with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Red Cross to accept donations
Impaired driving is focus of Labor Day weekend mobilization
LaHood to meet with Armington firefighters on Monday to celebrate awarding of federal grants
Letters:
Can LDC help hurricane victims?
Helping evacuees in Houston
History of Lincoln a hit with one reader
Marriages
Dissolutions
Court news
Katrina update:
Desperate survivors beg for help
(International
Herald Tribune)
No
toll on death available yet
Gov.
Blagojevich sends more Illinois medical personnel to Louisiana
to help hurricane victims
Large number of sick, injured
overwhelming medical personnel
Gov.
Blagojevich opens Illinois public schools to children displaced
by Hurricane Katrina
Governor orders
schools to waive residency requirements for displaced families
Gov. Blagojevich, Attorney General Madigan ask for temporary restraining order to stop removal of F-16s
LaHood calls on Federal Trade Commission to review gas price spike
State lays
out aggressive plan for safer Illinois roads
Law enforcement stepped up on
Illinois roadways during Labor Day weekend
Illinois
approves 74 supportive living facilities, giving seniors and
people with disabilities broader options, more freedom
(Article posted by
the Illinois Supportive Living Program)
Katrina's impact
Letter: Alabama gas prices catching up
LCC vs. Hannibal-LaGrange volleyball scores
Up to 60,000 trying to flee New Orleans (CNN)
Thousands wait among dying
evacuees at convention center
New Orleans evacuation under way (BBC)
The total evacuation of New
Orleans is under way as conditions in the city battered by
Hurricane Katrina worsen
Hurricane
Katrina recovery information
Emergency phone numbers for
people in distress
Lincoln Rotary organizes
local Katrina relief effort
Supply collection to begin Tuesday
Salvation Army seeks cash donations for hurricane relief
President Bush releases oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to bring down gas prices
IDOT gives drivers a break, suspends work for Labor Day weekend
Human toll of Hurricane Katrina affects all of us
Sen. Brady's traveling office hours coming to Mount Pulaski
Barbershop singing
Feature: Veterinarian overshadowed by his success as an inventor