Posted by Lincoln Studies 50 minutes ago.
40th Annual Independence Day Program July 4 at Kaskaskia Bell
KASKASKIA ISLAND, IL – For the 40th time Americans will ring in the Fourth of July this year, with a programmed celebration to mark another type of ringing in a 306-year-old Illinois communit...
Posted by Disarranging Mine 1 hour 14 minutes ago.
Before I get to the topic of this blog post, I just want to say that I was reading the letters to the editor in The News International in Rawalpindi (near Islamabad), Pakistan, and I was thrilled to discover their letters to the editor are so much like ou...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 2 hours 21 minutes ago.
* Rep. Paul Froehlich, who has been hit hard by Chicago’s Fox TV station for using constituent property tax assessment appeals to boost his campaigns, won’t run for another term…
Democratic state Rep. Paul Froehlich of Schaumburg has an...
Posted by Springfield Locavore 2 hours 51 minutes ago.
Peaches and the first sweetcorn of the season! Yum! Incidentally, a good way to cook sweetcorn quickly is to leave it in the husk and microwave it for 2-3 minutes. The husk keeps it moist and (I think) adds additional...
Posted by 101 Goals in 1001 Days 2 hours 57 minutes ago.
13. Read 101 books (5/101) (more info)
18. Read 5 books suggested by friends or family (2/5) (more info)
I finished Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison today. Although it has an interesting story line, I didn’t care for the characters. It cen...
Posted by Iggy Uncensored 3 hours ago.
UPS just delivered our new garage door opener this afternoon. This unit is a Chamberlain WD962KD Premium Whisper Drive 3/4-Horsepower Garage Door Opener with Standby Power. Chamberlain also makes LiftMaster brand garage door openers. I was told they may a...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 3 hours 43 minutes ago.
* Second place Really I want a recount…
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the Uni...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 3 hours 50 minutes ago.
* From an e-mail I received late yesterday…
Hey Rich – I know that you are “closed” for the weekend, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 4 million Aqua-Leisure Inflatable Baby Floats [yesterday] after reports tha...
Posted by Energy Tough Love Blog 4 hours 35 minutes ago.
I ended up where I started off. I started with a badly leaking roof in the big shed. I moved on to a leaky basement. Finally I paid 11,000 $$$ for a leaky roof.
It’s Jam Band Friday - http://www.youtube.com/watchv=Vo_0UXRY_rY
Now a traditional hom...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 7 hours 30 minutes ago.
I'm always hearing how advanced my niece and nephew are... In previous posts, I have taken several jabs at my brother who lives in Arkansas. It's really not fair on my part to pick such low hanging fruit for my amusement, and again, I resolve to stop it...
Posted by Iggy Uncensored 7 hours 39 minutes ago.
Recently GameSpy did an article stating that the NES ( Nintendo Entertainment System ) game strategy book pictured on the right was the Ultimate Unauthorized Nintendo Fail. When I read this story this morning I knew that I had this exact book. The only p...
Posted by schazd...It's a blog...I think 8 hours 24 minutes ago.
Jobless Rate Climbs to 9.5%, Deflating Recovery Hopes - NYTimes.com
Posted by First Reading 8 hours 24 minutes ago.
Local government offices across the area are closed today in recognition of Independence Day.
Have a safe and Happy Fourth!
Posted by honey & quinine 8 hours 25 minutes ago.
A Facebook group called The United States of America let members (I among them) know yesterday there were only two more days until our nation’s 233rd birthday. I posted a comment suggesting that July 4 is NOT our nation’s birthday. Here’...
Posted by schazd...It's a blog...I think 8 hours 30 minutes ago.
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