The 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours

06/05/11 DNZM (Dame Companion of the Order) Rosemary Anne Horton, QSO, QSM, Auckland, for services to philanthropy. Dr Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira, CNZM, Hamilton, for services to the Maori language KNZM (Knight Companion of the Order) David John Graham, CBE, ...

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Metamora, EP lead way on M-I softball first team

06/05/11 Mid-Illin Conference champ Metamora placed four members on the first-team all-conference softball team.   Pitcher Cori Maloney, infielders Molly Cull and Kasey Kanaga along with Kyler Samp led the Redbirds (29-8, 12-2).

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Baseball: East Peoria places six on Mid-Illini 1st team

06/05/11 East Peoria ended the season as runner-up in the Mid-Illini Conference baseball race. But that did not stop the Raiders from landing six players on the first-team all-conference squad.   League champion Pekin (11-3, 20-10) placed three players on the first team. A pair of Limestone players and one each from Dunlap and Washington rounded out the 13-player first-team roster.

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Injury spells end for Scenic Shot tilt

06/05/11 A mystery off-fore leg injury has ruled Scenic Shot out of an historic bid for a second victory in this Saturday's Brisbane Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm.

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The Queen's Birthday Honours: The full list

06/05/11 The full list of the Queen's Birthday Honours, 2011, announced today.

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Tri-County road construction projects

05/29/11 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Journal Star publishes a weekly list of major road construction projects in the Tri-County Area.

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Feud in Kazakh President's Family Spills Into U.S.

05/29/11 WASHINGTON -- Four years ago, Kazakhstan's foreign minister summoned the United States ambassador to a meeting in Astana, the capital of his oil-rich nation, to warn that a family squabble between the country's president and his son-in-law -- two of the country's most powerful men -- had boiled over.

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FRIDAY'S ROUNDUP: Clark picks Nisen to take over girls hoops

05/21/11 Randy Nisen played basketball in high school with Shawn Kemp at Concord. Now, Nisen will have to get some high-flying hoops going at Clark High School, where he was named the Pioneers girls basketball coach.

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From American Jews, a wide reaction to Obama's Middle East speech

05/21/11 President Obama's Middle East speech on Thursday had several important audiences, most of them overseas in a region marked by political turmoil and long-standing challenges.

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Man gets three years in Morton bank robbery

05/21/11 A 27-year-old Loami man was sentenced to three years in federal prison Friday for the October 2010 robbery of a PNC Bank branch in Morton. William P. Hill pleaded "blind," or without a written plea agreement, in February to armed bank robbery and had faced up to 25 years in prison.

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Honor Roll: Old Mill Middle School North

05/21/11 The following students were named to the principal's honor roll for the third marking period: SIXTH GRADE: Richa Agnihotri, Christina Baker, Corey Bivins, Jacob Burke, Brandon Butler, Spencer Canterbury, Lorraine Capenos, Joseph Conroy, Victoria Defebbo, Samuel Dickinson, Ashley Freels, Sierra Friend, Malik Herbert, Marcel Jenkins, Amara Kamal, Mokyoung Kim, Madison McDonald, Maya McMillan ...

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CHSAA Colorado State Track Championships (Results)

05/21/11 LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Here are Friday's results in the finals of the Colorado Class 5A state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium. (Running events in meters):

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Today's meetings for Monday, May 16, 2011

05/16/11 Chadds Ford: Sewer authority, 7 p.m., municipal building, 10 Ring Road.

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The Week Ahead: Middle East policy

05/16/11 President Obama will deliver a major speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East and host the Israeli prime minister. Read more...

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Pittsburgh Pirates Enter Crucial Week of the Season, Need to Be More Consistent

05/15/11 There is an old adage in baseball. Treat the season as a marathon and not a sprint. These are very wise words but do not tell the complete story. Even the best marathon runners (maybe some of them competed in Pittsburgh Sunday) will tell you that there are small stretches in a marathon that play a vital importance in the end result. This week could potentially be one of those stretches for the ...

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Rejuvenated Morton rested, ready

05/15/11 Right-hander Charlie Morton threw just two innings Thursday before the Pirates' game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was rained out.

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Southborough volunteer, Florida soldier finally meet

05/15/11 Maybe it was the quip about Mountain Dew being "the key to happiness," or the advance thanks for making the slow days in Baghdad a little brighter, but something about Sgt. Amy Metcalf's letter caught Lisa Braccio's attention.

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Music and Arts Calendar

05/14/11 "Cemetery Club," comedy about three widows, through June 12, Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre, Goodfield. Doors open 6 p.m., show 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; doors open at noon, show 1:30 p.m. for Sunday brunch. Tickets: $32-$36. Call 965-2545.

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Library of Congress builds the record collection of the century

05/09/11 The sounds of everybody from Duke Ellington to Jelly Roll Morton to obscure surfer dudes are preserved at a Library of Congress facility in Virginia. Access is limited, but that is about to change. About an hour south of Washington, D.C., deep beneath rolling hills near the verdant Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, lies a storehouse filled with bounty.

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Post Housing Boom of Dupont WA

04/04/10 Over the past 10 years the little community of Dupont located in Washington state has changed dramat...
 

The advantage of buying homes for Sale in Portland

02/22/10 Situated on the Northwestern fringe of United States, Portland slightly extends into the Washington ...
 

A Guide to Leavenworth, Washington Condos

02/19/10 A popular tourist destination in the North West, Leavenworth is the home of a collection of high end...
 

Road construction update

10/18/09 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Journal Star publishes a weekly list of major road construction projects in the Tri-County Area.

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