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Associated Press Barbara Bush appears at Kite Hill Vineyards, which she owns in Carbondale, Ill., on Aug. 1. Bush said the winery entered three wines into this year's Illinois State Fair Wine Competition, the first Kite Hill ever participated in, and won four medals, including a top-ranked Governor's Cup for its White Chambourcin.
Winery enters competition, leaves a lasting impression
CARBONDALE, Ill. ­— Kite Hill Vineyards may have been the new kid on the block at this year’s Illinois State Fair Wine Competition, but the small Southern Illinois winery left a lasting impression....
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Sun staff writer Danielle Ray aims a Glock 22 at a steel target at the Jackson Purchase Rifle & Pistol Club in Paducah on Tuesday.
Home on the range
They say little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, but I think someone botched my recipe. It all started when I was 4 years old. My dad let me paint his toenails pink and put...
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Births
Lewis— Camden Kyle Lewis, son of Brett and Tarah (Roberts) Lewis of Brookport, Ill., July 7, Lourdes hospital. Grandparents are Denise and James Lewis of New Liberty,  Ill., and Karmin and Mike Rob...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Andrew Gates, marine tech program director at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, talks about the program Wednesday.
Body and soul (food)
Multiple barges move past the Paducah floodwall on a daily basis. The men and women who make up the crew take up an average 28 day on, 28 day off schedule, depending on the company. For that period...
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Associated Press A giant blue land crab moves through the grass at Montgomery Botanical Center on July 18, in Coral Gables, Fla. The species is native to the Miami area.
It’s time for the annual ritual, march of the crabs
MIAMI— When the summer grows hot and wet, when the moon glows big and bright, they come out. From coastal lairs dank and dark, they emerge in an eight-legged scuttle toward the sea, waving claws as...
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Old guys gather for good times
PONTOTOC, Miss. — Wilting violets won’t do at Hardee’s when the old men get together. “If you don’t have a thick skin, don’t come in here,” said Judge James L. Roberts Jr., 66, a member in good ...
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Births
Myers — Phil and Julie Myers of Mayfield announce the adoption of their son, Maxwell Davis Myers, born April 2 at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville. Grandparents are Margaret Ann ...
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Opossums common but misunderstood
LOS ANGELES — People have been calling Leslie Bale about opossums since 1982 when she started on the graveyard shift as a 911 dispatcher for the Irvine Police Department. The calls came from hom...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service John Costacos stands in his Seattle home on July 13 with 'The Land of Boz' poster he and his brother created of Brian Bosworth. The brothers produced many classic sports posters in the '80s. Here, Costacos holds one of the giant bats used in their classic poster 'The Bash Brothers.'
Poster idea turned into classics for a generation
SEATTLE — If you’re a guy in your 30s, the work of two West Seattle brothers will bring back fond memories of the 1980s, when you were kid. They are John and Tock Costacos, and 25 million to 30 ...
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STD shot for boys may help teen girls
What’s the best way to protect teenage girls from sexually transmitted diseases? Some doctors say the answer is to vaccinate boys. More than 65 million Americans carry a sexually transmitted dis...
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