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Marjorie Eileen Dunham, 88, of Griggsville died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Pittsfield Manor in Pittsfield.

Abraham Lincoln was as much a man of words as a man of action. So it's no wonder that writers have always been drawn to the 16th president of the United States, especially three in particular who hail from the ...

At the outset, I must acknowledge that the subject of this column, the power of disappointment, is not my original idea.

At the outset, I must acknowledge that the subject of this column, the power of disappointment, is not my original idea.

Anthropologist/ethnographer Edward Bruner is a pioneer in the field of ethnographic tourism studies.

Pittsfield Memorial Day Celebration 2008 will be at Pittsfield West Cemetery on Monday May 26 at 10 a.m. In case of rain, the celebration will be held at the American Legion Hall.

Raritan Opera House offers free movie night 5/15/2008 Henderson County Reads 2008, sponsored by the Turning Pages Book Club, will present a free night at the movies Saturday, May 17, at the Raritan Opera House, ... via Roseville Independent

I missed it. I was in the shower. But evidently there was an earthquake 120 miles east of St. via Leo's Stuff

Edgar County sheriff's office dispatcher Johna Todd says today's quake led to numerous 911 calls in central Illinois. via WTHI-TV Terre Haute

“When I felt it this morning, I thought it was a semi going down the road”

There were no reports of any injuries or damage this morning after tremors from an Illinois earthquake made their way through the area, according to area agencies. via Palladium-Item

An early morning earthquake struck Kentuckiana around 5:40 Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 5.4 magnitude quake was centered near the Illinois-Indiana border, about 6 miles east-southeast ... via WDRB-TV Louisville

With Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday approaching, visitors will be flocking to New Salem, Illinois. via Associated Content

“A lot of people during that time would have let the South go”

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Those words have clear relevance to today's political scene, but they were uttered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, in June 1858. via Themonitor.com

“I thought it would be a good thing to do”

Saturday morning the 1844 Transportation Unit of the Army National Guard left for Atterbury, Ind. via Pike Press

For the fifth year we present poems about Abraham Lincoln's life, written by author and professor Dan Guillory as though the Great Emancipator had penned the verse himself. via Illinois Times

“I've contacted the American Legion and the schools to see if we can get a band.”

The 1844 Transportation Unit of the Illinois National Guard is scheduled to leave Quincy Saturday morning for Atterbury, Ind. via Pike Press