4-H and FFA Livestock Auction at Perry County Fairground
The event features a 5 p.m. presale social and 6:30 p.m. auction at the Perry County Fairground in Pinckneyville. 4-H and FFA members will sell barrows steers wethers rabbits and poultry. Sandwiches and drinks will be served. Contact 357-2126 for details. Information on becoming a foster parent available 11 a.m. to noon at Lutheran Children and Family Services in Mount.
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FFA
Perry County Fairground
Pinckneyville
Lutheran Children and Family Services
45Th St
Wells Bypass
Mount
Foster care needs and community notices in Vernon area
Vernon lists a call for foster parents and adopters with licensing details and a Q and A. It also highlights a foot care clinic at Senior Adult Services in Carbondale, a junior park naturalists program at Giant City State Park, a Microsoft Word workshop at Goreville High School run by Shawnee Community College, and contact details for Marilyn Halstead.
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N. Springer St
Carbondale
Giant City State Park
Shelter 3
Makanda
Goreville High School
Shawnee Community College
Tina McClellan
Here’s to Beer Here’s to Beer history of beer and its misunderstood status
This piece argues beer deserves respect beyond stereotypes. It traces beer’s 9000 year history from Mesopotamia to ancient Egypt and China, noting early fermentation and safety benefits. It cites Finch and Griffiths on beer predating wine and bread and surveys modern shifts in beer culture.
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Rodney Dangerfield
Drew Carey
America
Homer Simpson
Lloyd Christmas
Acropolis
Pyramids
Stonehenge
Christopher Finch
W. Scott Griffiths
Mesopotamia
Marco Polo
Farm Security Act Bribery Claims Spark Taxpayer Debate
In a sharp satire, the text gleefully derides the 2002 Farm Security Act and the supposed price stability payments to farmers. It asserts taxpayers fund billionaires and major corporations, delivering vast subsidies with political motives to secure votes and reelect officials, labeling the program welfare’s counterfeit.
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United States Congress
Ted Turner
Charles Schwab
Chevron, DuPont
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Bush
Mississippi riverboats change hands after bankruptcy sale
American Classic Voyages' three riverboats the Delta Queen Mississippi Queen and American Queen were bought at a May 6 bankruptcy court auction by Delaware North Cos. for 80 million dollars. The vessels will be based in New Orleans pending regulatory approval.
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American Classic Voyages
U.S
Wilmington
Buffalo, N.Y
Delaware North Cos
New Orleans
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Vernon
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Thesouthern
Amazon
West Frankfort Bible School
Peg Kowalczy
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Barry
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4Seasmreillingis
Priceline.com
TravelCompanions.com
Priceline
Grand Hyatt
New York
Park Hyatt
Philadelphia
San Francisco
TCE
Amityville
N.Y
Enterprise Rent
J.D. Power and Associates
Enterprise
Hertz
National
Avis
Mike Taylor
J.D. Power
Knight Ridder
Abe Ky
Pnaitt Was
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