Punxsutawney Phil Declares No Shadow On Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania and predicted no shadow signaling an early spring. The event drew about 1500 attendees under cloudy skies as Groundhog Club officials confirmed the forecast amid cautious weather outlooks for February through April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Edwin Snyder
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Phil
Snyder
Jim Means
Gobbier’s Knob
Peter Teicher
Los Angeles
Tim Clark
Old Farmer’s Almanac
Governor Thompson's Sterling education summit draws mixed views
Telegraph staff writer Sterling. After the Homer Musgrove Fieldhouse meeting, attendees questioned the summit's impact on education. The event gathered students teachers principals and lawmakers for a Donahue style roundtable. Gov Thompson plans another summit as transcripts feed a report for President Bush. Participants urged higher teacher pay more training and help for kids at risk. Some critics argued federal priorities undercut education and questioned Bush's commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Homer Musgrove
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Phil Donahue
School Board Association
Illinois Education Association
Nashville
Ill
George Bush
President Bush
John Wargo
The
Illinois Association of School Administrators
South Africa legalizes ANC as Mandela's release looms
President F W de Klerk announces legalization of the African National Congress ending decades of ban and says Nelson Mandela will be freed soon. He outlines steps toward negotiations, lifting bans on 60 opposition groups, and moratorium on executions while warning violence must end. Desmond Tutu hails the move as normalization of political life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
ANC
de Klerk
Bush
U.S
Margaret That
Cher
Britain
Desmond Tutu
Mandela
Left
Mandella
Dixon area chamber banquet set for Feb 15 at Brandywine
Tickets are on sale for the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry banquet scheduled for Thursday February 15 at the Brandywine. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. and dinner follows. Dr. Douglas Gracey Mayo Clinic to speak on health care costs tied to tobacco. Chamber notes 102 years presence and about 265 members. Reservations due by February 13 at 284-3361.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Area
Thoracic Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
John Thompson
Chamber
Dixon Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Apple shaped women face higher breast cancer risk
University of South Florida researchers report that waist to hip ratio links to breast cancer risk, with apple shaped bodies at greater risk than pear shapes. Texas researchers also identify an enzyme that may predict relapse in breast cancer patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of South Florida
Annals of Internal Medicine
Texas
Schapiro
Paul F. Engstrom
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Weather Service
Victor Noahan
Educational Summit
Telegraph
Mark Sauer
Sterling High School
By Clark Kelly
America
Sherard
Bill Brown
Congress
Brown
Dixon School
Robert Aubry
Thatcher
S. Africa
Johannesburg
Durban
Trades Union Federation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!