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RoundUp: Conan, aluminum foil & Duck Tales
Posted: 04.14.2010 at 8:17 AM
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Congratulations, Conan!

His move to TBS is brilliant—and not just because he'll make a fortune.

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Wrap Session

Is plastic wrap greener than aluminum foil?

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Mark Becker's official sentencing is today in murder of coach Ed Thomas 

Mark Becker, 24, will be formally sentenced today.
 Becker was convicted last month in the 2009 shooting death of Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas.

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Overuse of Roundup sprouts resistant weeds 

Washington, D.C. — Farmers' overuse of a popular herbicide is producing weeds that are immune to the chemical and threatening to erase the environmental benefits of some biotech crops, according to a new study.

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School district holds line on taxes

Keokuk School District taxpayers will not see levy rates go up in the coming fiscal year, with some help from the state of Iowa

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Tomato growing contest promotes annual Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market 

From budding green thumbs to Master Gardeners, the Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market wants the community to take part in their first-ever tomato growing competition.

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Supreme Court to consider disbarring Chariton County Prosecutor

The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel with the Missouri Supreme Court has recommended that Chariton County Prosecutor Renae Ehler be disbarred. 

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Holocaust observance Thursday in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- The 29th annual Illinois Holocaust observance will be held Thursday.

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Man shot in Columbia, police investigating

COLUMBIA -- Columbia Police are investigating a shooting near Douglas Park that happened Tuesday night.

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