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Friday, December 21, 2012  People everywhere observed a moment of silence Friday morning at 8:30 to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Caring for someone who has Alzheimer's or a related disorder is one of the biggest commitments a person can make.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The annual Quincy Walk to End Alzheimer’s is  6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at Clat Adams Park. Registration begins at 5 p.m.

Saturday, March 31, 2012  The Burlington Hawk Eye reports that 43-year-old Victor Clegg Jr. was found guilty Friday of second-degree arson for setting fire to Union Baptist Church last April.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Employers created 227,000 jobs last month, unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3 percent

Thursday, December 22, 2011  Theodore Szal abandoned his life in Illinois around the same time Chicago's most notorious serial killer was at work.

Monday, December 05, 2011  An adolescent medicine expert at the University of New Mexico said parents, schools and law enforcement authorities "need to understand that teenagers are neurologically programmed to do dumb things."

Sunday, October 16, 2011  More than 36,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. That's a suicide about every 15 minutes.

Monday, August 08, 2011  I had a feeling this trip would change me and I was right.  Stories of survival gave me chills when I heard them.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  Story update: Campus-wide alert lifted at Virginia Tech.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  UPDATE: The fire has been labeled intentionally set

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  Mark Twain once remarked, "Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason."

Tuesday, November 02, 2010  We want to know what you think: What’s bringing you to the polls this mid-term election?

Tuesday, April 10, 2007  Give us your thoughts on a proposed gun ban in Illinois