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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 05:42 am

Effingham News

Local news for Effingham, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | www.stltoday.com | chetthejet

New trial sought for man convicted of four rapes

His lawyer says the former Bloomington, Ill., police officer was denied a fair trail, evidence was lacking.

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Yesterday | www.thesouthern.com | chetthejet

E-Town River Restaurant reopens its doors after fire

With more than 2,500 pounds of catfish served at the E-Town River Restaurant in less than two weeks time, clearly the people have spoken: They want, no, they demand their whiskered delights filleted, battered, ...

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

www.irishtimes.com | chetthejet

Protections in legal system not 'charter for criminals'

PROTECTIONS IN the legal system have been described by certain sections of the media as "charters for criminals" but they are there to protect the administration of justice itself, according to Chief Justice of ...

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www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com | chetthejet

Stella M. Kay

Stella Marie Kay, 81, of Stewardson, Illinois, formerly of Assumption, Illinois and Dodge City, Kansas, died at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2008, in Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Effingham, ...

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

www.ajc.com | chetthejet

DA accused of perjury in Nichols trial

Brian Nichols' defense attorneys filed a deposition Friday that they say shows District Attorney Paul Howard may have perjured himself when he testified about why he didn't investigate a report that one of his ...

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Related Topix: Drugs, Violent Crime

www.fighting29th.com | chetthejet

Blog Intimidation

Room 8 , which covers New York City and surrounding region politics, was recently the target of what sounds like gross prosecutorial misconduct.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

www.mlive.com | chetthejet

John Mellencamp to announce Farm Aid concert

Farm Aid, the long-running benefit concert, will be held this year in New England for the first time.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

www.shelbyvilledailyunion.com | chetthejet

Ruth U. Reider

Ruth U. Reider, 80, of Neoga, Illinois, formerly of Shelbyville, died at 6:50 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008 in St.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

www.chron.com | chetthejet

Church wants 2 giant symbols to bear witness

Grace Community Church is raising money to build two enormous crosses that its pastor says will mark the entrances to Houston on Interstate 45.

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Related Topix: Grace Community Church, Gospel

blogs.chron.com | chetthejet

City of giant crosses? 'No thanks!'

Houston: City of giant crosses? No thanks! Apparently, pastor Steve Riggle of Grace Community Church in Houston believes that the United States should be a theocracy, and wants to fortify Houston as a symbol of ...

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Related Topix: Grace Community Church, Gospel, Houston, TX

www.canada.com | chetthejet

Climate study

More forest fires, unreliable water supplies, volatile farming conditions and the emergence of unfamiliar diseases -- these are among the impacts Albertans can expect from a warming climate, a new report to the ...

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Wed Jul 09, 2008

www.law.com | chetthejet

A Money Laundering Case With All Kinds of Dirt

When a case involves such spectacles as a fashion heir charged with money laundering, not to mention a former missile silo converted into an LSD factory, the legal fireworks usually live up to the occasion.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles

Tue Jul 08, 2008

www.hillsborofreepress.com | chetthejet

Deaths

Jason J. Luna, 32, of Gardner, died June 16 at at Olathe Medical Center. A graveside service was held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, at the Los Springs Cemetery.

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Effingham Herald

Effingham could hold key to GOP primary

Effingham County may hold the key to the upcoming Republican Congressional primary.

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Related Topix: Effingham County, IL, US News

Mon Jul 07, 2008

www.wxix.com | chetthejet

Suspects from Cincinnati accused of shooting at police near St. Louis

Three suspects from the Cincinnati area are the focus of an ongoing manhunt in Collinsville, Ill.

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Related Topix: Collinsville, IL

Sun Jul 06, 2008

www.odt.co.nz | chetthejet

Balloonist's nine-hour odyssey in deck chair

Kent Couch leaves his gas station in Bend, Oregon riding a lawn chair rigged with more than 150 giant party balloons in an attempt to fly to Idaho.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Bend, OR

Sat Jul 05, 2008

www.tntmagazine.com | chetthejet

New inquiry into fatal shooting

The fatal shooting of Steven Wallace by a police officer in the Taranaki town of Waitara eight years ago is being investigated by the new Independent Police Conduct Authority.

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www.hillsborofreepress.com | chetthejet

Jason J. Luna, 32

Jason J. Luna, 32, of Gardner, died June 16 at at Olathe Medical Center. A graveside service was held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, at the Los Springs Cemetery.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

www.sltrib.com | chetthejet

County attorney gets the boot

In the midst of a voter-fraud scandal, the Daggett County Commission, in a 2-1 vote Tuesday, terminated its contract with County Attorney Brian Sidwell.

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Related Topix: Manila, UT

Thu Jul 03, 2008

www.kmov.com | chetthejet

Mo. AG candidate suggests new recall, scam alerts

Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly said Thursday that she would crack down on dangerous and recalled products while fixing loopholes for sex offender registration and background checks.

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Related Topix: Jefferson City, MO, Healthcare Law, Law, Harrisonville, MO

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