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RoundUp: you and your dog, iris show and IBM
Posted: 05.18.2010 at 8:42 AM
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What Your Vet Thinks About Your Pet's Name - And About You

What do veterinarians think of the names we give our pets? Do they snicker or roll their eyes when they meet a cat named Meatball Jesus or a dog named Hannah Montana?

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Senator: 'Tweaks' can fix Social Security

Social Security faces a $5.3trillion shortfall over the next 75 years, but a congressional report says the gap could be erased with only modest changes to payroll taxes and benefits.

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The iris city, in full bloom

The Mt. Pleasant Women’s Club’s annual Flower and Iris Show has been running for more than half a century, and signs are it’s still going strong.

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Moulton Ambulance Service continues EMS Week tribute 

Monday, April 5, 2010, was supposed to be a relaxing day for EMT, Julie Johnson, of Moravia. Johnson and her husband, Scott, were flying to Florida to take their first cruise.

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Tri-State kids cope with rare disease

May is Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month, a time of year when “What’s that?” is answered by people like Steve and Andrea Worster of Keokuk, and Allynn and Trevor Hull of Liberty, Ill.

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State economic development director talks IBM

Missouri's economy had a pretty good day Monday, with announcements of the IBM Facility in Columbia and an international seed processing plant in Southeast Missouri.

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Combined effort rescues trapped semi driver

It took the combined efforts of the Palmyra Fire Department, the Quincy Fire and Rescue team and Roberts Towing out of Ewing Missouri to rescue a trapped semi truck driver early Tuesday morning.

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