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Obituary: Evelyn Lucille Manning
Evelyn Lucille Manning 1919-2013 Evelyn Lucille Preston Manning, 93, of Danville, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Born Dec. 19, 1919, in Boyle County, she was a daughter of the late James Warren and Mary Jane Bandy Preston. She was the widow of...
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Annetta Finley
Annetta Rosene Finley, 94, departed January 12, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital Hospice, Lexington. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank Anderson and Mamie Tucker Finley of Elsberry, Mo. She was the oldest of six sisters: Nadine (Richard-deceased)...Tags: St. Louis
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Mary Todd Lincoln focus of Second Thursday program
Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the 16th president and first lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865, will be in the spotlight at the 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 Second Thursday program at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum. A native of Lexington and a member of a...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Museums, Arts and Culture, Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln's feelings about birthplace were complicated
dbrock@amnews.comThe country’s preeminent Abraham Lincoln scholar said Sunday during a visit to Centre College the 16th president had a complicated relationship with his home state. Harold Holzer spoke at Centre College’s opening convocation Sunday night prior...Tags: Arts, Slavery, Arts and Culture, Abraham Lincoln, Sculpture
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Statue of young Abe Lincoln unveiled at Centre College
dbrock@amnews.comCentre College welcomed back students and a permanent guest of honor in the form of a towering new statue of Abraham Lincoln, which was unveiled following opening convocation Sunday. The 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture by renowned Louisville artist Ed...Tags: Slavery, Arts, The Amistad, New York City, Wars and Interventions
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Charlene Vancil: Dec. 10, 1955 - May 25, 2012
Charlene S. Vancil, 56, of Ava, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2012 in Carbondale, Ill. Charlene was born in Morgan County, Ky., on Dec. 10, 1955 the daughter of Charles and Earlene Spencer Stamper. She married William Perry Vancil on Nov. 28, 1981 at...Tags: Cancer, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Breast Cancer, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Clinton Lay Sr.: Aug. 13, 1952 - Aug. 31, 2011
Clinton R. Lay Sr., 59, of Assumption, Ill., formerly of Nicholasville, died at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, in PanaCommunityHospital. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, Ill., with the Rev....Tags: Church and State Relations, Diabetes, Freemasonry, Christianity
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25 Years Ago: Feb. 18, 1986
Feb. 18, 1986
Rockwell International’s Winchester plant recently announced the hiring of Roger O’Neill as manager of industrial relations. O’Neill replaces Greg Brown, who was promoted to a position at Rockwell’s plant in Kenton,...Tags: Work Relations, Rockwell Automation Inc., Ohio, Kentucky, Career and Workplace
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Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Consumers, Alternative Energy, Energy, Exelon Corp.
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State sets hearing dates for online school proposal
A state commission will hold hearings next month as it determines whether to overrule 18 suburban school districts that rejected a proposal for an online charter school. The hearings — one for each of the 18 districts affected — will take...Tags: Schools, Charter Schools
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Concealed-carry legislation emerges in Springfield
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A bill that would set up the rules to allow concealed weapons to be carried in Illinois has started moving through the state senate. The measure would require a gun owner to get a special endorsement from the Chicago police in...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Tim Bivins, Interior Policy, Kwame Raoul
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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Wage Contract Issues, Health and Safety at Work, Firearms, Frankfort
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