APPLETON, WISCONSIN (July 3, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits erased an early deficit to beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4-2 on Tuesday night at Fox Cities Stadium. Starting pitcher Jose Rivera guided the Bandits to their third consecutive road victory by tossing a season-high 7.0 innings.

WASHINGTON DC (July 2, 2019) — “Fish and shellfish are an important part of a well-rounded diet. However, we know many consumers worry about mercury in fish and even choose to limit or avoid fish because of this concern. In fact, we have seen that women in the US who are pregnant are consuming far less than the recommended amount of seafood,” said Susan Mayne PhD, director of the Federal Drug Administration's [FDA] Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — Iowa Public Television will present an exclusive live stream of Bon Appétit!,  an opera by Lee Hoiby being produced through a partnership between the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College and Des Moines Metro Opera.

ST CLOUD, MINNESOTA (July 2, 2019) — St Cloud State University graduated more than 1,178 students during spring semester 2019. Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, May 10, 2019.

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“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” — Thomas Paine, December 1776

As President Donald Trump met with Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un for the third time at the end of June — becoming the first sitting US president to visit North Korea — the New York Times ran a piece suggesting the appearance of a new option on the proverbial  table: A negotiated "nuclear freeze" rather than just another cycle of fruitless US demands for  "de-nuclearization."

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2019) — More than 117 million visitors traveled to Illinois in 2018, setting a new record number of visitors for the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced today.  

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — The following local students have been named to the Deans' and President's Lists at Drake University.

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GENESEO, ILLINOIS (July 1, 2019) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE healthy living workshop for families impacted by cancer on Monday, July 15, 2019, 5:30-7PM, at Hammond Henry Hospital Conference Room 1AB (600 N College Ave, Geneseo, IL).

Families impacted by cancer are invited to try chair yoga and learn to make a healthy snack. Led by Kelly Craft, a certified chair yoga instructor, chair yoga takes traditional mat poses and adapts them to the chair.

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