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Mental illness definition broadens; experts fear 'pathologizing everyday life'
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Three people in three weeks: a young man from Bolivar as charged with threatening to shoot up a local movie theater; another man then vowed to finish the job; and, this week, a man from Springfield told staff at Mercy Hospital he would...Tags: Mental Illness, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Walmart
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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: Exelon Corp., Illinois Governor, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), John J Cullerton, Alternative Energy
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Customer robbed outside Laclede Credit Union
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.A man who apparently planned to hold up the Laclede Community Credit Union on State Street found its door locked Friday and instead robbed a customer who also was trying to go inside, police said. The robbery was the fourth at Laclede since 2011 but the...Tags: Criminals, Theft, Trials
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2 Routt students earn their blood money
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.It was A-positively good day for two Routt Catholic High School seniors, both of whom received a $500 scholarship for their school's participation in an annual blood challenge. Forty-eight high schools participated in the 12th annual Springfield...Tags: Schools, Religion and Belief, High Schools, Awards and Prizes, University of Missouri
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Downtown grand prix deemed a success
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.The organizer and promoter of Sunday's "GoodTime Doc's Plaza Grand Prix" called the racing event a success on every level. "I didn't hear any bad remarks about the races from anyone," race organizer and promoter Randy Springer said. "In fact, I heard...Tags: Auto Racing
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The Way We Were: 'Come on, you brave Yank'
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.A Union soldier from Pike County, Sgt. William Sitton, was wounded as he carried the stars and stripes into battle at Vicksburg, Miss. A fellow Pike Countian, Sgt. Tom Higgins, grabbed the flag when Sitton fell, only to lose it when he was captured...Tags: Human Interest, St. Louis, Awards and Prizes
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Business People - May 19, 2013
The Bismarck Tribune, N.D.Bott joins firm Chris Bott has joined the Mandan office of Interstate Engineering Inc. as a senior project engineer. Bott has more than 20 years of engineering experience and has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois...Tags: Coventry Health Care Inc., Dwayne Johnson, Marketing, Personal Finance, Engineering
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Belleville Memorial Hospital takes on nation's largest insurer
St. Louis Post-DispatchBelleville Memorial Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are moving toward a showdown next month over hospital and physician reimbursement rates. If an agreement cannot be struck, Memorial and its physicians group will no longer be in the network of the...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, St. Louis, Hospitals and Clinics, Surgery, Politics
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Summer Fun Guide: Summer movies are more fun outdoors
St. Louis Post-DispatchAct 2 in the heartwarming story of Frontyard Features is a lot like the first: A hometown fan steps to the plate to promote his favorite pastime in the city he loves. In this case, the pastime is movies, and the new guy in charge of the outdoor-...Tags: St. Louis, Arts and Culture, 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), Joe Williams, Adele (music artist)
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State may require shooting-incident drills at schools
When a police officer acting as a shooter in a safety drill begins trolling the hallways, students at public schools in Plainfield hear an announcement over the PA system and react: They follow their teacher into a closet or corner in their classroom, sit...
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....Tags: Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Nisource Incorporated, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Ameren Corporation, Riverside (Cook, Illinois)
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No pretending for Menards 200
The BladeJustin Allgaier remembers sitting in the stands of one of the nation's superspeedways, imagining himself inside one of the precision stock cars. Next to him sat Kelly Kovski, his childhood friend. Together, they did play-by-play of the race,...Tags: Sam Hornish, Jr., Michael Waltrip, Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Michael Waltrip Racing
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