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Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Kirksville Police Department is using Nixle to connect with the community and send out alerts

Thursday, January 20, 2011  Don't walk this way: One man's survey shows smart phones foster dumb habits among pedestrians.

Friday, October 08, 2010  Des Moines crews used a tripod and pulley system to lower a firefighter into a manhole and rescue a 10-year-old boy who had fallen into the hole.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009  Italy's Catholics are asked to stop texting, silence iPods, stay offline during Lent.

Wednesday, December 03, 2008  There's work underway to replace batteries for laptops, cell phones and even iPods with tiny fuel cells.