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Paddling the Mississippi Like Huckleberry Finn

The quote: "Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft."

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Tue Jun 24, 2014

Belleville News Democrat

Enyart to hold second 'Tele-town Hall' meeting

Residents of Enyart's 12th Congressional District, which encompasses 12 counties stretching from Alton, in Madison County, to Cairo in Alexander County, may call into the teleconference beginning at 6:45 p.m. Enyart plans to discuss his inquiries into U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health-care issues, the 2104 Defense Department budget and its ... (more)

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Sat Jun 21, 2014

WLWT-TV Cincinnati

Saturday marks 25th annual Ohio River Sweep

From Pittsburgh to Illinois, volunteers lined the Ohio River to do some sprucing up for the 25th annual Ohio River Sweep Saturday.

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Tue Jun 17, 2014

Evansville Courier & Press

Cites, counties unite for annual River Sweep

Volunteers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois will converge on the banks of the Ohio River on Saturday for an annual clean-up of the waterway.

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Thu Jun 12, 2014

Murfreesboro Post

A good day for remembering

Daddy Whittle was a pistol and as his youngest child, he'd boast to his farm neighbor buddies a "Little Danny is my last golden bullet."

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