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Manhattan to San Francisco: The Lincoln Highway is your next great road trip
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (64+ words) (BPT) - You've probably heard of Route 66 and the Blue Ridge Parkway, but do you know anything about the historic Lincoln Highway? If you love the idea of a road trip but are less fond of hours on an interstate passing…...
Adaptive reuse and the challenge of modern plumbing in existing buildings
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (230+ words) (BPT) - Across the country, developers are breathing new life into abandoned hospitals, historic churches, vacant offices and deserted malls, transforming these underutilized buildings into apartments, hotels and mixed-use spaces through adaptive reuse strategies....
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act: Closing the Gap in Cleft Care Insurance Coverage
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (275+ words) (BPT) - A child is scheduled for cleft surgery. The family has arranged time off work, coordinated travel, and completed all pre-operative steps, then, just days before the procedure, an insurance denial arrives. Clefts affect 1 in 700 births and are not resolved…...
Blessing raises flag to support Donate Life Month
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (420+ words) Blessing staff and community members gathered Friday to raise a flag for Donate Life Month in April and show their support and commitment to organ and tissue donation. QUINCY " Flying a flag in honor of organ and tissue donation takes…...
Everybody Wins Mega Raffle kicks off Thursday
3+ week, 3+ day ago (344+ words) QUINCY " Tickets go on sale Thursday for the 15th annual Everybody Wins Mega Raffle awarding $169, 500 in cash and prizes. Four thousand tickets" sold on a first come first serve basis at $100 each, with $10 donated back to a school or schools chosen…...
I learned how to do more engineering
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (525+ words) St. Peter student Isla Ufkes works the lever to start a heat of Friday's STEM Soapbox Derby. In partnership with the Quincy Optimist Club and Troop 5 Scouts BSA, students engineered and raced cars. QUINCY " With a quick pull of the…...
Fiber Fest features vendors, demonstrations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (101+ words) MACOMB, Ill. " Spinning and carding demonstrations, lessons in using a drop spindle and making needle-felted projects will be featured at the Spring Western Illinois Fiber Fest. The fest takes place 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday at the Mc Donough County 4-H Center, 3022 W. Jackson in…...
Photo Gallery: Raiders battle Rams at Class 2 A state title game
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (149+ words) QND's Rowan Stegeman, Kaden Marth and Mason Cragg react after a bucket during the Class 2 A state championship game against Peoria Manual on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign. The Class 2 A state second place trophy QND head coach…...
Why do these states rank highest for employee happiness?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (578+ words) (BPT) - Does location shape how happy we are at work? Or is it something deeper? The latest Happiest States report from Bamboo HR finds that the gap between the states with the happiest and least happy workers stretches nearly 40 points....
Oaklawn Hot Springs Continues to Set the Standard for Luxury in Arkansas
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) "At every stage of Oaklawn's growth, our focus has been on building a destination Arkansans are proud of," said Louis Cella, president of Oaklawn Hot Springs. "Recognition from Forbes Travel Guide affirms that commitment and reflects the level of experience…...