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By Blackwell Thomas, The Southern

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:01 pm

CAPE GIRARDEAU - In a setting that typifies his presidential campaign now as much as packed 10,000-seat arenas did earlier this year, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a town hall style meeting here Tuesday.

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Healthy living fair celebrates National Hospital Week

BY BECKY MALKOVICH, THE SOUTHERN

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:54 am

BENTON - An apple a day may help keep the doctor away, but so does information, especially when it is the sort disseminated Tuesday at Franklin Hospital's Healthy Living Fair and Vendor Expo.

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Warriors take Vols to the brink

BY D.W. NORRIS, For The Southern

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:03 am

CARTERVILLE - Tuesday's Region 24 championship game at John A. Logan College looked as if it should have been a home run for the Volunteers.

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Train kills wheelchair-bound man CARBONDALE - A 69-year-old Carbondale man died after his wheelchair was struck by a passing freight train at the Walnut Street (eastbound Illinois 13) railroad crossing Tuesday afternoon.
Last year's low corn yield could make a repeat Marion woman pinned by deceased husband dies

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American Legion assists The Haven CARTERVILLE - Crab Orchard Lake dealt a financial blow to The Haven, but the American Legion stepped in to get the veterans' retreat back on its feet.
Foundation founder plans to retire soon Official to hear District 95 parents' views

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Hot bats help Crab Orchard cruise past Elverado CRAB ORCHARD - A comeback was not in the cards for Elverado on Tuesday, as host Crab Orchard advanced to the second round of the Class 1A Baseball regionals with a 14-3 victory.
Carterville shuts down Murphysboro Legendary Carlyle coach doesn't get credit he deserves

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Wine and Food 101: Three-course meal teaches basics of proper pairings "A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine." - Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and politician known as an epicure and gastronome

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Farming flowers Hilliard's wholesale peonies rooted in 1920s HARRISBURG - This Mother's Day, David Hilliard will find himself surrounded with buckets full of white, pink and red peonies.
SIUC grad's hobby brightens almost anything KB Bar B Que celebrates its one-year anniversary in Marion

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The 15-minute turkey hunt The morning of April 14 broke quietly.
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Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island with a difference. Puerto Rico has the pristine beaches, tropical climate, crystal-blue sea and coconut palms characteristic of its counterparts, but along with its unmistakable Spanish colonial heritage, the island is today part of the United States Commonwealth, meaning it has a first world infrastructure mixed in with its traditional Latin American culture.
Tips for backpacking with a baby RV 101: Sure, they're big, but you can do it South Beach becoming backpackers' spot with hostels

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Nation & World

China says troops rush to plug dangerous cracks in dam HANWANG, China - Thousands of Chinese soldiers rushed on Wednesday to repair a dam badly cracked by the country's massive earthquake, while rescuers arrived for the first time in the epicenter of the disaster.
Bush links optimism for Mideast reform to democratic Israel Obama woos working-class voters in Michigan

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Police: Remains found in Ill. are those of central NY woman SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Remains found near an Illinois highway have been identified as those of a former central New York woman who was last seen three years ago in a Las Vegas suburb.
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