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Couples Give the Cheapest Gifts Seven Years Into a Relationship
You'd THINK once you're almost a decade into a relationship, the other person would be great at figuring out what presents to give you. But apparently the exact OPPOSITE happens. A new survey f...
Oct 07, 2016 alvanman / CC
A Guy's Old-School Cell Phone Stopped a Bullet and Saved His Life
Smartphones are blowing up in people's ears. Meanwhile, those non-smartphones we all abandoned ten years ago are SAVING lives. A former engineer for Nokia posted a photo on Twitter of an old-style Nok...
Oct 07, 2016
Local Walgreen's raises funds for Special Olympics Illinois
Mattoon/Charleston, Ill. - Walgreens locations in Central Illinois raised $35,419 for Special Olympics Illinois during a fundraising campaign. There will be a check presentation at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct...
Oct 07, 2016
Lake Land College to Host Group from Pitch Perfect 2
Lake Land College Student Life is hosting a performance by The Filharmonic, an a capella music group featured in the hit movie "Pitch Perfect 2." The event is scheduled in Theater of the Luther Studen...
Oct 07, 2016
A 19-Year-Old Gets Into a Brawl with His Dad for Throwing Out his Legos
Just because you're old enough to fight in a war, buy cigarettes, vote, and appear in pornography, does NOT mean your brain has adjusted to being an adult. A 19-year-old guy named Nicholas Melice Jr. ...
Oct 06, 2016 Jonathan Stewart / CC
Five Everyday Things, You May Not Know Had a Purpose
We found a list online of everyday things you've probably never thought about. But they all have a purpose. Here are five we liked . . . 1. The hole in the top of a pen cap. It's not some weird engine...
Oct 06, 2016 jkfid / CC
Hot 8@8 Countdown: 10/06/16
Another week is almost gone, but we can't go through Thursday without your Throwback Thursday edition of the Hot 8@8 Countdown with Smoky's House BBQ in Charleston!!! I can say we have one new entry t...
Oct 06, 2016
Top Cities to Live in if You Never Want to Leave Your House
Going outside and having human contact is overrated . . . and frankly, totally unnecessary in this day and age. A new study figured out the best cities to live in if you NEVER want to leave the house....
Oct 06, 2016 Roman Boed / CC
Stores Are Fighting Black Friday By Staying Closed on Thanksgiving
LOTS of stores have been announcing that they'll be staying closed on Thanksgiving this year, and opening in the morning for Black Friday. Some of the places that'll be closed are Costco . . . Home De...
Oct 06, 2016 Cliff / CC
This Is the Best Week to Buy Your Christmas Flights
It gets REALLY expensive to fly around Christmas. So here's a way to make it slightly LESS expensive: book your trip now. According to travel experts, this is the week when Christmas flights are the c...
Oct 06, 2016 Andrew Malone / CC
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