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Celebrity birthdays, Sept. 3, 2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/2 0:00)
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"Beetle Bailey" cartoonist Mort Walker is 87. Actress Anne Jackson is 84. Actress Eileen Brennan is 78. Country singer Tompall Glaser is 77. Actress Pauline Collins is 70. Rock singer-musician Al Jardine is 68. Actress Valerie Perrine is 67. Rock
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Downtown roads closed in R.I. for Grand Prix this weekend
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/2 0:00)
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ROCK ISLAND -- Many streets in downtown Rock Island will be closed beginning at 5 p.m. today in preparation for the Rock Island Grand Prix kart races this weekend. People who stay downtown after work should move their cars
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Water problems reported in New Windsor
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/2 0:00)
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New Windsor residents are under a 24-hour boil order following a Thursday water main break. Mayor Mike Peterson said he was uncertain what time Thursday afternoon the 2nd Avenue water main break happened, but crews were able to
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Slough tamers tune up for extreme-sports competition
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/2 0:00)
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MOLINE -- Participants in Thursday's "Tune up for Taming" said they didn't fear the demands of the Taming of the Slough race -- the two miles by boat, the eight miles by bike and two miles on foot -- but
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Three-way sheriff's race highlights Mercer forum
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/2 0:00)
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ALEDO -- Mercer County sheriff candidates shared why they want the job at a Thursday night forum sponsored by the Watermark Women. About 100 people heard from several candidates on the Mercer County ballot Nov. 2, including Mercer County
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Greatest show on Earth entertaining for all ages
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/2 0:00)
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The magic of the three-ring circus has not faded with time. The spectacle has only grown bigger and brighter. "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Zing Zang Zoom" is two hours of high flying, magical fun at the
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Families hosting benefit for Dale Klavon
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/1 0:00)
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The Klavon and DeCap families are hosting a fundraiser for Dale Klavon and his family from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at Riverdale Middle School in Port Byron. The benefit will be a carnival-type event with raffles, games
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East Moline officer returns to the streets
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/1 0:00)
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EAST MOLINE-- After six years of being a community-oriented police officer, Officer Dan Crippen is back on the streets. Officer Crippen spent those years making Greater Metropolitan Area Housing Authority of Rock Island County buildings safer, better places to
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Metro East briefs for Sept. 1, 2010
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/1 0:00)
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Join in a Southern Gospel Sing in Colona Everyone is invited to the monthly Southern Gospel Sing at 6 p.m. Saturday at First Southern Baptist Church, 305 1st St., Colona. A light meal will be held before
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Happy Joe's and St. Jude Trike-A-Thon
from QCOnline Metro News
(2010/9/1 0:00)
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Press release submitted by Happy Joe's A St. Jude Trike-A-Thon event will be held at the W. 50th Street Happy Joe's in Davenport, Iowa, on September 25th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. This event will teach children
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