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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..”
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Rams Steal Quinn In NFL Draft
“The Rams are hoping to hit the jackpot for the second time in two years with their selection of Robert Quinn as the 14 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft…”
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A YEAR IN SPORTS: Hope for the Best.
“St. Louis, MO. “Hope for the best, but expect the worst,” said a mother to her young son. It always seemed like a negative outlook on life to me coming from my loving mother, “…expect…
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Bin Laden’s Death Cheered Around the World
“After President Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed in an operation by the Navy Seals, people gathered at ground zero…”
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Allies After Bin-Laden?
“With the death of Osama Bin-Laden in the affluent neighborhood north of Islamabad, serious questions remain as to whether or not Pakistan has been the ally it always claimed to be to the United States…”
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Osama Bin-Ladin Is Dead
“At 10:36 pm President Obama announced that Osama Bin-Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda and mastermind of the 9-11 attacks was killed in Pakistan during a targeted operation…”