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Miss Alabama Almost as Famous As QB Boyfriend And the Crimson Tide

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By Randy Gardiner What a shame the National Championship Football Game between Notre Dame and Alabama turned out Monday night. I was so excited about watching the game. I sat…

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Catching up with Movies and the Oscars

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by Sandra Olmsted The Academy Award nominations will be announced on Thursday Jan. 10 (today) , and there are still some films which deserve a bit more than mention.  Although…

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Glad to See Some Words That Need to be Banished, But I would Add Some More

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm Yay for us!  We have survived the Mayan Long Count, slipped off the edge of the fiscal cliff only to have a thread of…

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Shorthanded McCluer North Finishes Fifth In All-Suburban Wrestling

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By Jim Wieners When McCluer North Head Wrestling Coach Jake Lapinski took his team to Hazelwood Central Jan. 4-5 with only 11 wrestlers instead of a full squad of 14…

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Hazelwood Central Hoops Hope Holiday Momentum Carries Into ‘13

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By Jim Wieners Ending 2012 with wins in Holiday Basketball Tournaments have Hazelwood Central Boys and Girls teams looking forward to continuing momentum into 2013. Hazelwood Central Boys had a…

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Cold Weather Brings out the Eagles; Bundle Up and Grab the Binoculars

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You can discover nature with Eagle Days programs across the region or enjoy eagle-viewing on your own. Eagle Days events include live captive-eagle programs, exhibits, activities, videos and guides with…

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Eagle Days at Chain of Rocks Bridge Limited To Schools

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No public Event This Year The Missouri Department of Conservation announced that the public weekend Eagle Days program will not occur in 2013 due to decreases in event funding from…

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Hazelwood Police Department Goes ‘Live’ with New Website

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HPD Also Has Facebook & Twitter Feeds The Hazelwood Police Department (HPD) has a fresh look on the Internet by going “live” with a new site that can be directly…

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Two Police Officers Promoted in Florissant

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Florissant Police Chief Timothy Lowery announced two recent promotions in the Florissant Police Department. Sergeant Daniel Biermann is being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Detective Dennis DeHart to…

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Florissant PD Promotes Timothy Fagan to Captain

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The Florissant Police Department announced that Timothy B. Fagan be promoted from Lieutenant to Captain. Police Chief William Karabas and Mayor Thomas Schneider awarded the Captain’s badge to Fagan on…

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