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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential run might pay dividends for Deadheads this year.

Steve Wanzek, Willard Airport manager 217-244-8634; wanzek@uiuc.edu 10/26/05 CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Excessive rainfall is beginning to take a toll on the area as parts of Pike County were hit with between two-and-one-half inches up to more than four inches of rain Tuesday morning.

“God damn Jeremiah Wright? No, no, no: God bless Jeremiah Wright!”

G od bless the Rev. Jeremiah Wright! After Barack Obama gave his big race speech in mid-March, many critics noted that the Illinois senator had thrown his own grandmother under the bus to defend his ... via Chicago Tribune

“What white Americans have never fully understood - but what the Negro can never forget - is that white society is deeply implicated in the ghetto. White institutions created it, white institutions maintain it, and white society condones it.”

O ur nation could be moving toward two presidential contenders, one black, one white. via Chicago Tribune

“Larry Richman, myself and our family have a great working relationship”

In December Dan Ariens needed a $15 million increase in his credit line, and he needed it fast. via Chicago Tribune

“I wanted to do something to make an impact. After the accident, I felt like, 'Man, this is another chance at life. You better make it good”

The posters and stenciled graffiti appeared one night out of nowhere, slapped by unseen hands on street corners and boarded buildings around the city. via Chicago Tribune

“Mass transit is a much better option if it's available”

Ethel Iles is from snowy Rochester, N.Y., so she thought she was playing it safe by flying to Detroit for a family funeral instead of driving. via Daily Chronicle

Too many CDs, too little time. By late December, a music critic's workspace, den, hallway, car and about every other living area is filled with CDs, begging at least one listen -- maybe, hopefully, many more. via Daily Herald

“To me, this is a step forward. It's a step into the future”

The City Council on Monday voted to hire Buxton, a Texas-based consumer analytics firm, at a cost of $55,000 to conduct a study that will identify businesses that would succeed here. via Clinton Daily Journal

The overwhelming initial success of the Spice Girls' reunion tour has inspired them to add seven more dates across North America. via Cinema Blend News