Records: Ousted school chief a heavy gambler

Seeded on Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:35 PM EST (msnbc.com)

A former suburban school superintendent who was sentenced earlier this month for looting the district visited casinos more than 900 times in five years and lost more than $175,000, newly released court records show.

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Corps sues Ameren over Mo.'s Taum Sauk disaster

Seeded on Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:21 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Three years after the breach of the Taum Sauk reservoir, debris from the disaster continues to damage Clearwater Lake and its natural resources, according to a lawsuit filed by the Army Corps of Engineers against AmerenUE.

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Illinois hog coop faces dissension amid profits

Seeded on Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:20 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The Meadowbrook Farms Cooperative opened a $28 million plant in 2004 with fanfare and big expectations, figuring it might become a model for improving what then was the state's declining pork industry.

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The epidemic of overmedication

Seeded on Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:37 AM EST (msnbc.com)

When Siri Carpenter suspected her mother's multiple prescriptions were causing memory loss, she discovered an epidemic that affects millions.

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