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Douglas makes switch to boost Freeport's offensive line

Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | yesterday

With very little experience returning on the offensive line, Freeport coach John Gaillot made an off-season move that could pay dividends.

Freeport venture proposes re-exporting LNG

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Operators of a newly opened Texas liquefied natural gas import terminal want to re-export the fuel to other countries, saying it will help them weather the slowdown in the U.S. LNG business.

Douglas bolsters Freeport's O-line

Valley News Dispatch (Free subscription) | yesterday

With very little experience returning on the offensive line, Freeport coach John Gaillot made an off-season move that could pay dividends.

A Little Bahamas on Your Mind - Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008

Jump to the full entry & travel map Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas A little late on the ol' update but things have been kind of hectic since we got back late Saturday night. And the unfortunate part about free internet (at the South Beach Hostel, our home away from home in Miami) is that you can't justify staying on it for long stretches at a time while people are waiting for their turn....

US Stock Closings 8/20/08

Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | yesterday

US stocks climbed, led by energy and metals shares, after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted oil will climb 29 percent through the end of the year and Morgan Stanley advised buying Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. The S&P500 Index increased 7.85 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,274.54. The advance was limited by 22 percent drops in [...]

• Wall St rises on HP results, rebound in banks - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

'DON'T MAKE US LIARS' -- Sasha's parents put up dengue death certificate in Freeport

Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | yesterday

in mourning: Gloria and Rodney Bickram, parents of young Sasha Bickram-who died last week at the San Fernando General Hospital-at their home in Freeport yesterday. -Photos: TREVOR WATSONThe parents of little Sasha Bickram, the eight-year-old girl who died at the San Fernando General Hospital last week only hours after being diagnosed with suspected dengue, have accused the Health Ministry of...

Lincoln-Douglas, re-enacted

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Freeport, Ill., is the "Pretzel City," thanks to German bakers who settled here in the 1850s. It's appropriate, given the way a lightweight named Abraham Lincoln twisted up a political colossus here and began cementing his place in American myth.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates . . . Today?

The Seventh Sola (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008

A few days ago, I saw an AP story talking about how a group is planning to re-enact the Lincoln-Douglas debates here in Illinois. The history buff part of me thought, "Wonderful!" Especially as one of them was in nearby Freeport and that meant easy access if I wanted to go. The social critic part of me thought, "Oh, dear. Will anyone come, and will anyone be able to follow the discussion?" You...

Take a “Leaf Peeping” Kayak Trip with L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools

Driive (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008

A unique view of the brilliant fall colors of the Portland, Maine coastline will be offered by the L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools’ Fall Foliage kayak tour this October. Freeport, Maine ( Vocus / PRWEB ) August 19, 2008 — The brilliant colors produced in the fall by Maine’s beech, birch, maple, aspen and white ash trees are known throughout the country, but with rising gas prices, a fall...

Ocean platform could take 20 pct of US oil imports

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008

Three companies plan to build an oil terminal and pipeline network off the Texas Gulf Coast capable of handling nearly 20 percent of the nation's daily imported oil. Demand from expanding refiners along the coast, from Freeport to Port Arthur, is driving the $...

Lincoln-Douglas "Reunion Tour"

Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008

OMG, history boner. The Illinois Bureau of Tourism is staging a reenactment tour of the Lincoln-Douglas debates to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the events. Chicago-area festivities are still TBD, sadly, but the tour recreates the duo's stops in Ottowa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, and Quincy. Do you look like Honest Abe? (Slap a beard and a top-hat on just about any relatively...

Devlin stands tall for Highlands

Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

... one who wasn't a senior. Albert compares Devlin to Dennis Gearhart, a similar player he coached at Freeport in 2002. The 5-8, 185-pound Gearhart started at running back and nose tackle and helped lead Freeport to the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals. Gearhart went on to have a solid career at Division III Waynesburg. Albert believes that if Devlin were a little taller he would be receiving...

Illinois to mark 150th anniversary of Lincoln-Douglas debates with reenactments, parades

New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008

FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) _ This is the "Pretzel City," thanks to German bakers who settled here in the 1850s. It's appropriate, given the way a lightweight named Abraham Lincoln twisted up a political colossus here and began cementing his place in American myth.

Houston partnership planning a floating oil port

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008

A team affiliated with Houston billionaire Dan Duncan will build and operate a terminal off the coast of Freeport that will be able to unload up to 1.8 million barrels per day, about 18 percent of the current U.S. oil imports.

Houston partnership planning a floating oil port for Texas

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008

A team affiliated with Houston billionaire Dan Duncan will build and operate a terminal off the coast of Freeport that will be able to unload up to 1.8 million barrels per day, about 18 percent of the current U.S. oil imports.