News
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October Outings Around Alton
“October is like a mixture of a little black, and a little orange. Spiders crawl on pumpkins, prison inmates escape into the shadows…”
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BEIRUT VS. IRON & WINE
“What can be said of the musical compositions as of 2011? Has the traditional styling of the modern folk and Americana sound blended finely into that of focused pop…”
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L&C Hosts Riverbend Memorial’s 9/11 Event, Colonel Oliver North Headlines
“On Sunday, September 11, the recently established Riverbend Memorial held an awards ceremony in L&C’s Hatheway Cultural Center.”
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International Cosplay Day
“August 27th, just a another normal day for most people. August 27th also happens to be international cosplay day. The unofficial holiday began last year…”
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Prefuse 73 – The Only She Chapters (album review)
“Sound can be an adventure; a dense, disturbing journey through the depths of some cold buzzing underworld, or a weightless flight through the greatest peaks of an aural paradise…”
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BP Oil Spill: One Year Later
“One year has passed since Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana. The explosion killed 11 men who were working on the rig which burned for two days before sinking.”
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2011 Can-Am Spyder RT-S: A Big, Nasty Arachnid
“You really should not meet your heroes. I had the chance recently to ride the Can-Am Spyder at Ted’s Motorcycle World in Alton, IL. I was looking forward to this ride for so long, oh,…
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Architecture in Helsinki – Moment Bends (album review)
““Avant-pop”? A style of pop music with avant-garde (innovative, bizarre, unfamiliar) tendencies. Two sharp examples of the genre include “Do the Whirlwind” and “The Owls Go…”
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HEALTH CORNER: Potential Trans Fat Ban In Illinois
By David Colburn Staff Writer Consumers may soon notice a slight change in Illinois’ food supply. According to MSNBC.com, a bill banning artificially-added trans fat from restaurants, bakeries, and vending machine snacks will soon be…
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The Green Approach
“The Industrial Revolution has changed the face of our planet. The world is now looking for better ways to fuel our civilization..”