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Local MDA Telethon effort brings $240,000
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/6 0:00)
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Despite the struggling economy, officials with the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon say contributions and pledges from this year's Labor Day event totaled $58.9 million. While the amount was down from $60.5 million last year and a record $65 million
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Celebrity birthdays, Sept. 9, 2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/6 0:00)
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Actor Cliff Robertson is 87. Actor Topol is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer Luther Simmons is 68. Singer Inez Foxx is 68. Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 65. Rock singer-musician Doug Ingle is 64. Country singer Freddy Weller is 63. College Football
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Celebrity birthdays, Sept. 7, 2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/6 0:00)
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Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is 86. Jazz musician Sonny Rollins is 80. Singer Alfa Anderson (Chic) is 64. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 61. Rock singer Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) is 59. Actress Julie Kavner is 59. Rock musician Benmont Tench
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Edison Junior High School fourth quarter honor roll, 2009-2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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ROCK ISLAND -- Officials at Edison Junior High School have released the fourth-quarter honor roll for the 2009-2010 school year. Straight "A" honor roll Eighth grade -- Jessica Jones, Mizam Khaydarov, Citlally Guzman, Erin Munson, Andrew Pearson, Krystin
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Today in history for Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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Today is Sunday, Sept. 5, the248th day of 2010. There are 117 days left in the year. 1860 -- 150 years ago: The brave and heroic efforts of Edward Spenser who tied a rope to his body and plunged
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Kilbride fights removal effort by pro-business group
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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SPRINGIELD – Illinois State Supreme Court retention races are usually low-key affairs garnering little attention from interest groups and even less from voters, but this year may be different. Justice Thomas Kilbride, a mild-mannered veteran of the state's high
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Dittmer takes offense at 'factory farm' label
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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Tom Dittmer says he takes offense at the "factory farm"label that some have attached to Grandview Farms, his confined animal feeding operation in rural Eldridge. At his hog farm on Tuesday, Mr. Dittmer said he is the fourth generation
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'Multimodal' is the word in Amtrak stations
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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Moline's proposal for a multimodal transportation center is the kind of proposal Amtrak likes to see, and the city isn't alone in wanting to develop one. Galesburg also is going after a federal grant to build such a
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Daily planner, Sept. 5, 2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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Today First Month Back in School Bash 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Farmers Cafe Again, 1706 13th St., Viola. Proceeds go to Sherrard School District and Viola Fire Department Rock Island Grand Prix 6 a.m.-6 p.m., Great River
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Daily planner
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/5 0:00)
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Labor Day Parade: Learning Comes To Life! 9:30 a.m.-noon, Washington Junior High School, 33rd St. And 18th Ave., Rock Island. Free, (309) 732-2923. Labor Day Parade: Labor, Working Together for a Better Future 11 a.m., 15th Ave.
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