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        • Morning Minutes: May 20 6:08 am
          Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
        • Somethings you can’t get back… 5:24 am
          As I sit here in bed all I am thinking about is my girls last day of school tomorrow. How I will soon be the mother to a Kindergartener and a 5th grader! How in the world did that happen?? Well, it’s making me think of summer break and how important it is to me this year.It’s hard to make others understand this, but I lost something this year that meant more to me than my breasts.. surgeries ..hair…scars… and chemo. I lost time.
        • Obama’s rocky road May. 19, 2013
            
        • Honda’s Accord Coupe is Handsome & Swift May. 19, 2013
        • Accidental fire damages home 8:45 am
          No one was injured, but the kitchen of a residence on Vermont Street in Hannibal was damaged by fire early Monday morning.
        • Days Gone By: 1910 12:01 am
          Photo by Tomlinson taken in front of the Immaculate Conception Church in Hannibal, 1910. Steve Chou collection
        • Be a Raisin Ambassador May. 19, 2013
          Great recipes using California raisins from our blogger friends.
        • Homemade with Love: How Cooking Can Heal May. 19, 2013
          After tragedy hit, mom, blogger and cook, Jennifer Perillo turned to her kitchen for strength.
        • What to Do with Your Income Tax Refund May. 19, 2013
          Take control of your debt with six positive options
        • How to Make Stackable Storage May. 19, 2013
          PVC piping keeps things in view and within reach
        • How to Get Rid of Garden Slugs May. 19, 2013
          10 pro tips for removing and preventing slippery parasites
        • 7 Surprisingly Smart Things Gwyneth Paltrow Has Said About Her Health May. 19, 2013
          Gwyneth is often mocked for her health advice—but some of it is quite good
        • Simple Weatherizing for Summer May. 19, 2013
            Weatherizing a home to reduce energy usage and maximize savings is something homeowners think about in cold weather. The fact is, energy efficiency is just as important during summer months, and simple improvements can make a big difference in your budget as well as increase comfort by keeping your...
        • Today's News: Our Take - Game of Thrones Power Shift: Daenerys Gets a Hunk While Tyrion Gets Drunk May. 19, 2013
          New additions to the family are a tricky thing on Game of Thrones. On Sunday's episode, both Tyrion and Daenerys welcomed new members into their respective families. But while Daenerys acquired a strong and charismatic follower, Tyrion's fan club ...
          Charles Dance and Peter Dinklage  | Photo Credits: Helen Sloan/HBO
        • Game of Thrones Power Shift: Daenerys Gets a Hunk While Tyrion Gets Drunk May. 19, 2013
          New additions to the family are a tricky thing on Game of Thrones. On Sunday's episode, both Tyrion and Daenerys welcomed new members into their respective families. But while Daenerys acquired a strong and charismatic follower, Tyrion's fan club ...
          Charles Dance and Peter Dinklage  | Photo Credits: Helen Sloan/HBO
        • Today's News: Our Take - Dancing with the Stars Finale: Who Will Win? May. 19, 2013
          Is Zendaya the one to beat on Dancing with the Stars? Not according to TVGuide.com voters a whopping 59 percent of whom have pegged Kellie Pickler to take home the Mirrorball trophy. Zendaya received 27 percent, while Aly Raisman ...
          Dancing With the Stars | Photo Credits: ABC
        • Dancing with the Stars Finale: Who Will Win? May. 19, 2013
          Is Zendaya the one to beat on Dancing with the Stars? Not according to TVGuide.com voters a whopping 59 percent of whom have pegged Kellie Pickler to take home the Mirrorball trophy. Zendaya received 27 percent, while Aly Raisman ...
          Dancing With the Stars | Photo Credits: ABC
        • A World of Thank You’s! May. 19, 2013
          As I write this blog, I’m sitting on a plane headed home from Chicago. This was the last stop on my
        • Today's News: Our Take - Motive: Will Canada's No. 1 New Show Connect with U.S. Audiences? May. 19, 2013
          On ABC's new police procedural Motive, the question at the start of each episode is not who committed a crime, but why. But the looming question on the minds of the show's cast and crew is whether the Canadian show, ...
          Louis Ferreira and Kristin Lehman | Photo Credits: Carole Segal/ABC
        • Motive: Will Canada's No. 1 New Show Connect with U.S. Audiences? May. 19, 2013
          On ABC's new police procedural Motive, the question at the start of each episode is not who committed a crime, but why. But the looming question on the minds of the show's cast and crew is whether the Canadian show, ...
          Louis Ferreira and Kristin Lehman | Photo Credits: Carole Segal/ABC
        • My favorite Republican politicians are guys like Glenn Gruenhagen May. 19, 2013
          Most of us rabid political partisans, whether lefties or righties, take special pleasure in citing what we see as the excessive rhetoric of certain people on the other side of the spectrum.
        • Today's News: Our Take - "Undercover Angel" Singer Alan O'Day Dies at 72 May. 19, 2013
          Singer-songwriter Alan O'Day passed away Friday following a battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter reports. He was 76."Alan continued to write and perform until his last days," a statement from his label 1st Phase Records read. "Alan was a generous ...
          Alan O’Day | Photo Credits: Courtesy of Alan O
        • "Undercover Angel" Singer Alan O'Day Dies at 72 May. 19, 2013
          Singer-songwriter Alan O'Day passed away Friday following a battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter reports. He was 76."Alan continued to write and perform until his last days," a statement from his label 1st Phase Records read. "Alan was a generous ...
          Alan O’Day | Photo Credits: Courtesy of Alan O
        • Today's News: Our Take - Twilight Zone Actress Christine White Dies at 86 May. 19, 2013
          Christine White, an actress best known for The Twilight Zone, passed away on April 14 in Washington, D.C., the Carroll County Times reports. She was 86.See other celebrities we've lost this yearWhite is famous for her role opposite William Shatner ...
          Christine White | Photo Credits: Everett Collection
        • Twilight Zone Actress Christine White Dies at 86 May. 19, 2013
          Christine White, an actress best known for The Twilight Zone, passed away on April 14 in Washington, D.C., the Carroll County Times reports. She was 86.See other celebrities we've lost this yearWhite is famous for her role opposite William Shatner ...
          Christine White | Photo Credits: Everett Collection
        • Today's News: Our Take - Why Star Trek Should Return to TV May. 19, 2013
          Star Trek had been off television for four years before J.J. Abrams rebooted the film franchise in 2009. While Abrams' vision has clearly struck a chord with audiences (Into Darkness took in $84 million in its opening weekend), there are ...
          Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine | Photo Credits: Paramount Pictures
        • Why Star Trek Should Return to TV May. 19, 2013
          Star Trek had been off television for four years before J.J. Abrams rebooted the film franchise in 2009. While Abrams' vision has clearly struck a chord with audiences (Into Darkness took in $84 million in its opening weekend), there are ...
          Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine | Photo Credits: Paramount Pictures
        • Brewer & Shipley: Welcome To Riddle Bridge May. 19, 2013
        • Today's News: Our Take - Alia Shawkat on Arrested Development Season 4: Maeby Takes Advantage of George Michael May. 19, 2013
          Arrested Development's return is less than one week away, so break out the virgin pina coladas and let's get this party started! Alia Shawkat sat down with TVGuide.com to discuss the cult comedy's triumphant return, the "mysterious" new format and ...
          Alia Shawkat | Photo Credits: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
        • Alia Shawkat on Arrested Development Season 4: Maeby Takes Advantage of George Michael May. 19, 2013
          Arrested Development's return is less than one week away, so break out the virgin pina coladas and let's get this party started! Alia Shawkat sat down with TVGuide.com to discuss the cult comedy's triumphant return, the "mysterious" new format and ...
          Alia Shawkat | Photo Credits: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
        • Dancing with the Stars Finale: Who Will Win? May. 19, 2013
          Is Zendaya the one to beat on Dancing with the Stars? Not according to TVGuide.com voters a whopping 59 percent of whom have pegged Kellie Pickler to take home the Mirrorball trophy. Zendaya received 27 percent, while Aly Raisman ...
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        • Another new poll shows that “scandals” seem not to be hurting Obama May. 19, 2013
        • You’re fooling yourself if you pine for the good old days without putting those memories in context May. 19, 2013
          Stephanie Koontz, one of my favorite social historians, WARNS HERE about the potential pitfalls of nostalgia:
        • Epilogue of Final Portfolio May. 19, 2013
          As I read these pages and tried to find the authorwithin each piece, one thing kept boldly staring mein the face. The person who wrote these wordsloves words and how they blend together to createan image for the reader. The image I see of thisauthor is one of glorious colors of light seepingthrough his existence. It is obvious his physical life isdifferent than most, but heartache cannot be foundin his words. He has no room for what...
        • Today's News: Our Take - Saturday Night Live Finale: Stefon Gets Married! May. 19, 2013
          While not the most memorable episode of the season, the Saturday Night Live finale was important for a number of reasons. Not only did it mark the last episode with Bill Hader, but if reports are true, it was the ...
          Ben Affleck, Bill Hader | Photo Credits: Dana Edelson/NBC
        • Saturday Night Live Finale: Stefon Gets Married! May. 19, 2013
          While not the most memorable episode of the season, the Saturday Night Live finale was important for a number of reasons. Not only did it mark the last episode with Bill Hader, but if reports are true, it was the ...
          Ben Affleck, Bill Hader | Photo Credits: Dana Edelson/NBC
        • Today's News: Our Take - Report: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Break Up May. 19, 2013
          Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have broken up, People reports. According to a source, the Twilight stars have parted ways after more than three years of dating.But don't worry, Twi-hards! The source added that it's likely that Stewart and Pattinson ...
          Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson | Photo Credits: Fotonoticias/WireImage
        • Report: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Break Up May. 19, 2013
          Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have broken up, People reports. According to a source, the Twilight stars have parted ways after more than three years of dating.But don't worry, Twi-hards! The source added that it's likely that Stewart and Pattinson ...
          Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson | Photo Credits: Fotonoticias/WireImage
        • Morning Minutes: May 19 May. 19, 2013
          Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
        • Signal work planned in Hannibal May. 19, 2013
          On Wednesday, May 22, MoDOT will be replacing loop detectors on Route MM at the intersection of U.S. 61 in Hannibal.
        • Sea plane proposal flying again May. 19, 2013
          It was roughly five years ago when Mike Barron, manager of Hannibal Regional Airport, proposed putting a plane on floats on the city’s riverfront. While it hasn’t happened, Barron hasn’t forgotten or given up.
          Water fowl may not be the only things taking off from the Mississippi River in Hannibal. Mike Barron, manager of Hannibal Regional Airport, is again proposing to place a sea plane somewhere near the riverfront.
        • George Will: On immigration, ghosts of Christmas past May. 19, 2013
          Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with “twenty thousand times the force” of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-century debate that is pertinent to today’s argument about immigration. Last week, a disagreement between two conservative think tanks erupted when the Heritage Foundation excoriated the immigration reform...
        • Days Gone By: Commercial League champs May. 19, 2013
          The International Shoe Co., team of Hannibal won the Commercial League championship at Louisiana in 1929. In the picture are Moore, coach; Saunders, Mahoney, Briscoe, M. Kelley, Holmes, Flick, Crane, Sublett, Schleuter, L. Kelley, Tepper and Guy, Manager. CONTRIBUTED
        • Three teens injured May. 18, 2013
          Three Paris, Mo., teen-agers suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash at 10:45 p.m. Friday, May 17, on Monroe County Road 436 a half mile east of Paris. All three were wearing seat belts.
        • Seniors set sail on annual river cruise May. 18, 2013
          Mother Nature provided dry skies for the Hannibal High School Class of 2013 senior banquet and cruise on Friday, May 17, after a light spattering of rain had fallen earlier that afternoon.
          Hannibal High School Class of 2013 members ready to board the Mark Twain Riverboat for their senior banquet and cruise on May 17 are, from left, Trevor Stratton, Abbey Jeffries, Jennifer Rogers and Tyler Osborne.
        • Daniel Cookson May. 18, 2013
          Daniel Cookson, born in Hannibal, Missouri, on June 27, 1955, Dan entered the Lord’s presence on April 30, 2013, at the age of 57 in San Diego, California.
          Daniel Cookson
        • Back to the Pliocene Epoch May. 18, 2013
          Climate change skeptics often shrug off the pesky facts scientists present by pointing to the big, over-simplified picture. Climate is always changing, they say. Nature goes through cycles.
        • 10 Green Restaurants That Care About Our Earth May. 18, 2013
          It's Earth Day every day at these eateries where “Eco-conscious” and “delicious” are the themes.
        • How to Sharpen an Ax May. 18, 2013
          A sanding drum is efficient and cool
        • How to Build a Lettuce Garden May. 18, 2013
          Location, design and plants for a pest-free garden
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