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Monday, April 08, 2013  Candidate says the city's election rules are unclear.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The second ward city council election in Macomb has stirred some controversy.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Titan International CEO Morry Taylor sat down with Jim Whitfield Thursday to address the controversy that began after a French Industrial minister asked him to buy a struggling Goodyear tire factory in France.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A ceremony is planned for 1:30 p.m. in Kahoka to officially open the building.

Friday, September 07, 2012  After fire destroyed two buildings in Hamilton back in January, the cleanup of one of the buildings is finally underway.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Culture war flares over chicken sandwiches; gay activists, Bible Belt conservatives take sides

Thursday, December 08, 2011  It's the morning after, and 16-year-olds still need prescription for emergency contraception

Thursday, September 01, 2011  Huntsman calls controversy over timing of Obama jobs speech 'nonsense'

Thursday, April 21, 2011  An almost 2-year saga came to a close Wednesday night at the Quincy School Board.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Quincy School Board releases agenda for Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  A new edition of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" plans to replace the N-word with "slave" in an effort not to offend readers.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Racy calendar featuring nearly nude Spanish Catholic youth group members angers church leaders.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  A taxi drivers' labor group quickly used the attack to denounce "bigotry" over plans to build an Islamic center and mosque two blocks north of ground zero.

Friday, August 13, 2010  A teacher and coach will go back to work in the Keokuk school district, but not without some controversy.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  President Barack Obama apologized Thursday to former federal official Shirley Sherrod over her ouster in the midst of a racially tinged firestorm that enveloped the White House.