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Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

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In July 2024, Griffin purchased a late Jurassic-era stegosaurus skeleton for a record-setting $44.6 million. Griffin has ...

Although we live in a suburban area, we are lucky to have plenty of farms nearby where we can purchase fresh corn. But, when ...

Juneteenth came and went earlier this month, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a ...

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The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

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