Marine NewsLocal news for Marine, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Hard work, but worth it- March 31, 2008 "Now I'd say I do 90 percent of the combine driving. A lot of times, I have little ones (grandchildren) with me." --It can be a challenge being a working mother these days. It's a balancing act of juggling a job -- or two -- with taking the kids to ball games or band practice and helping with homework and running a household -- cooking, cleaning, laundry and keeping track of the family's finances.But what if that job started when the sun came up in the morning and didn't end until you went to..http://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/hard-work-but-worth-it?fromrss=1 Tree knocks out power to 2,100 in Highland- March 25, 2008 A falling tree knocked out electricity to more than 2,100 Ameren customers in eastern Madison County this morning. via St. Louis Post-Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/tree-knocks-out-power-to-2-100-in-highland?fro... Former Marine Saves Lives Through Organ Donation- March 23, 2008 "It was three lives that he saved. One of them is Brian Troy and the other two we have no idea." Two Chicago Marines share a special bond. One is alive today due to another's sacrifice and an organ donation. via cbs2chicago.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/former-marine-saves-lives-through-organ-donati... Donor heart saves fellow Marine in transplant- March 21, 2008 "It shows you what kind of a person my son was" ROCKFORD, Ill. - The heart transplant that saved Brian Troy was made possible by a fellow Marine. via WGN-TV Chicagohttp://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/donor-heart-saves-fellow-marine-in-transplant?... Death of well known Edwardsville woman is explained- March 20, 2008 "We were going to watch a movie that night, and I called her to tell her I would be late because of the traffic being backed up because of the accident" The daughter of the late Janet M. Bell, well known as a courthouse clerk and a waitress at a downtown Edwardsville lunch counter, said she was driving by the accident scene where her mother lay without ... via Alton Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/death-of-well-known-edwardsville-woman-is-expl... Marin's water drug free- March 15, 2008 Marinites can drink easy--MMWD officials announced this week that tests on most of the county's water supply showed no pharmaceutical contaminants. via Pacific Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/marins-water-drug-free?fromrss=1 Imagine that By the end of the story, you'll see 'Harvey,' too- March 13, 2008 "I wanted Elwood to be the kind of guy I'd meet at Ron's (a tavern across from the playhouse)." --There is an invisible presence on the stage of the Looking Glass Playhouse.With 'Harvey' opening tonight, it's not a great leap to think it's the imaginary rabbit that Elwood P. Dowd befriends in the comedy that won playwright Mary Chase a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1945.In fact, the aura has much more to do with reality than fantasy. When Rob Lippert of Lebanon chose the cast for his directing...http://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/03/imagine-that-by-the-end-of-the-story-youll-see... Big battle over shrimp- March 1, 2008 "We therefore recommend that the United States bring its measures into conformity with its obligations under the Anti-Dumping Agreement" U.S. measures aimed at reducing cheap imports of shrimp from India and Thailand are illegal, the World Trade Organization ruled on Friday, a setback in Washington's efforts to tackle unfairly priced imports. via Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/marine-il/2008/02/big-battle-over-shrimp?fromrss=1 |