Illinois drought cripples corn on Downey farm in Putnam County
In Putnam County Illinois a 900 acre family farm near Chicago suffers a severe drought with corn stalks stunted to waist height and yields projected near 60 bushels per acre. The wide impact across Illinois and surrounding Corn Belt drives attention as state officials move toward a disaster declaration for almost all counties.
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Jonathan Downey
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Chicago
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Joe Victor
Allendale Inc
U.S. Agriculture Department
Mike Johanns
Ill
Heritage drive to promote Bleeding Kansas sites in Franklin County
Franklin County joins 25 Kansas counties in a federal Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area bill. If funded, signs and brochures will guide visitors to sites tied to pre Civil War violence including the Pottawatomie massacre and Brown stead in Osawatomie and Brown's ally Tony Jones stone house.
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Fromington
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Barker
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Brown Station
Brown
John Tecumseh
Tony” Jones
Topeka
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Fredonia
Whitney Yoder
Labette County
Yoder
Missouri Line
Fort Riley
Oklahoma
Jodi Locke
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Allen, Anderson
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Geary
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Johnson, Labette
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Linn
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Riley
Shawnee
Wabaunsee
Wilson
Woodson
Wyandotte
Missouri Counties
Man wins Bulwer-Lytton contest for worst writing ever
Dan McKay of Microsoft Great Plains Fargo won San Jose State University's Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest with a ludicrous passage likening a woman's breasts to carburetor parts. Judges praised his effort while others noted the contest aims for delightfully dreadful prose and a $250 prize.
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Microsoft Great Plains
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England
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Paul Clifford
San Jose State
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Dan
McKay
China
Rice
Denny’s
Lester Guyse
Portland
Ore
Guyse
Be helpful bridge bidding with four hands analysis
Becker's Bridge problem shows South vulnerable with four hands. Evaluate replies: 1 AKQJ94 Q92 J3 85, 2 KQ9863 8 KJ Q9S2, 3 KQJ9643 Q582 A7, 4 KJ7542 K AIS A63. Discussion argues against four spades. notrump with four losers acceptable. consider four clubs as a forcing bid to explore slam and show support or cue for red ace.
Bidding Quiz Weighs Four Spades Against Notrump
Bridge column analyzes risk of four spades versus three notrump with opening lead. Four clubs offers slam chances if partner has a favorable hand. bidding four clubs could lead to six clubs with partner cooperation. Tomorrow: Hidden chance.
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