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Weddings, engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, births

2011-12-08T16:41:51-06:00

Click here to see the Dec. 11, 2011, Free Press Celebrations page.

November Starline: Observe all the planets this month

2011-11-01T08:57:00-05:00

Time changes this weekend

Ask a trooper: Does day care provider need child seat training?

2011-10-20T17:13:21-05:00

Ask a trooper: Why not seatbelts in school buses?

2011-09-27T14:48:28-05:00

School buses designed to withstand crashes

Weekend discussion topic: banned books

2011-09-23T17:23:40-05:00

While the book-protesting actions of motivated parents and school boards make headlines, what gets lost in the shuffle is what goes on in each of our homes. As Banned Books Week begins, one librarian offers tips for parents weighing what kind of reading material to share with their children.

Ask a Trooper: Should we use cell phone to report impaired drivers?

2011-09-12T09:37:31-05:00

Yes, but use common sense.

Starline: Three bright planets in morning September sky

2011-09-01T12:05:53-05:00

Be one of the few people who have seen Mercury in the sky.

Starline: Vega visible in August

2011-08-15T11:31:20-05:00

NASA's probe arrives at asteroid Vesta

STARLINE: Get to know your galaxy; and happy birthday, Neptune!

2011-06-29T09:48:01-05:00

Whether you like to think of the Milky Way as spilled milk from a celestial goddess, or a dusty buffalo path, this month is a good chance to take a good look at it.

STARLINE: June brings daytime meteor showers, solstice

2011-06-01T10:15:32-05:00

June begins with a new moon and a partial solar eclipse ... One of the best daytime meteor showers of the year, the Arietids, peaks June ... On June 21, 12:16 p.m. CDT the June solstice occurs. On the solstice the length of daylight is a maximum and the sun is as high in the sky at noon as it ever gets.