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A CT scan of the Hadrocodium skull, highlighted to show where the brain was. A new analysis of some of the earliest mammal-like creatures shows their complex brain evolved in three major stages starting with the regions that handle the sense of smell. Associated Press
Earliest mammals sniffed their way to smarts
BY RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press WASHINGTON — The unusually large brains of mammals apparently didn’t evolve so that we could ponder philosophy ‚
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Births
Day— Steele Jackson Day, son of Tim and Shalon (Caskey) Day of Paducah, April 5, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Robert and Marla Caskey of Paducah, and Albert and Bobbie Day of Kuttawa....
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Giver and taker, ‘Mighty Mississippi’ never tamed
BY ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press Abraham Lincoln called it “the Father of Waters”; 18th-century English novelist Frederick Marryat deemed it a “vile sewer” — long before our industrial revo...
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Family travel five: Five beach destinations for families to enjoy
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes McClatchy-Tribune News Service Sun, sand and surf are a great combination for a family getaway. Here are five beach destinations where families can enjoy sea breezes to...
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Flood memories washes over survivors
BY MICHAEL LOLLAR Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Billie Beard waited with her family until the floodwaters rose to their doorstep. The door was six steps from the ground, and the family ha...
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Katherine Flynn, who will be a Teach for America volunteer the next two years, assists her brother James with a math assignment Thursday at Paducah Tilghman High School. Flynn will travel to Alabama in June to begin her time in the Teach for America corps. John Wright | The Sun
Paducahan teaches for America
Graduation day is one of pride, accomplishment and in some cases, anxiety. You’ve graduated with hours of credit, and now what? The question is nothing new, but some answers are. Paducah Tilghman s...
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Love bugs become a sticky problem for bikers and drivers
NAPLES, Fla. — Love bug season in Southwest Florida is a stubborn, sticky time for drivers who have to scrape insect debris off the front of the car to avoid paint damage. But try getting them o...
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Births
Goines — Weston Riley Goines, son of Richard and Leslie (McDonald) Goines of Metropolis, Ill., March 25, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Deen McDonald of Bloomington-Normal, Ill., Lisa M...
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Elachee Nature Science Center plans nature-based preschool
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Elachee Nature Science Center is drafting plans for a nature-based preschool that would be the first of its kind in the Southeast. “We’ve become a culture of indoor people,” s...
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Friendship still strong after 60 years
Seven women sat eating lunch together on a sunny Thursday in downtown Paducah. Over salads and soups they giggled about years past, playing kick the can until all hours of the night. Three of them ...
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