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Rodeo officials try to calm safety concernsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:33AMOrganizers of a rodeo at the Bird's Nest Stadium in October have refused to bow to pressure from animal rights campaigners to cancel the show.

McDonalds celebrate century on the farmTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:18PMWhen Donald McDonald's father came to the South Peace looking for a place to settle down, he paid $10 for the 160 acres his family still farms today. "They paid $10 and had to break 10 acres before getting the title.[...]

Bicentennial historic farm tour July 24Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:06PMSturgis – Eight locations are confirmed as part of the Bicentennial Historic Farm Tour on Sun. July 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. Participation is free and maps are available from the Union County Extension Office on Sunday afternoon.

'Leisure dive': Summer posers caught mid-air in new photography crazeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:47AMAfter planking swept the internet, now comes leisure diving - a craze where swimmers strike a comedy pose in mid-air often holding a beer, book or tennis racquet - before splashing into the pool below.

Hope Solo, U.S. Women's Soccer Team Given Hero's Welcome, Despite LosingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:07AMWhat happens when you blow two leads in the World Cup final? You get to pass through airport security without getting patted down, you get welcomed like champions upon your arrival back home, you're invited to appear on national TV shows and you get to talk about your "strong mental spirit." Just ask Hope Solo and her teammates from the U.S. Women's World Cup team. The team returned home Monday ...

City cites tour guides for noise, trespass violationsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:24PMN ear midnight over the Fourth of July weekend, the crowds were at full strength. Not for holiday fireworks. For the chance to scurry onto the porch of a vacant house on Calhoun Square, take pictures, peer into windows and ponder whether the house truly is haunted. A walking tour of 20 got to the porch first, but another tour had passengers waiting on the sidewalk. Two pedicabs circled, waiting ...

Woodstock horse galloping off to be in ‘Lone Ranger’ filmMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:25PMWOODSTOCK — Phoebe, the first all-white thoroughbred born in Illinois, soon will be traveling to Hollywood to be one of five horses playing the part of Silver in a remake of “The Lone Ranger.”Phoebe and her original owner, Amber Bauman, owner of Valley View Acres horse farm here, met with the media Monday prior to making the journey west for filming of the movie.Fans of “The Lone Ranger” will ...

Tornado at Frenchman River ValleyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:14PMTravelling artist Mike Steadman put down his camera and ran for shelter as a small tornado formed before his eyes.

Magda Abu-Fadil: Egyptian Information Ministry Revived, Media Face SetbacksMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:43PMEgypt may get a freedom of information law, but it comes in the wake of renewed harassment of the media and revival of the infamous Information Ministry that was eliminated following the January 25 revolution.