Belleville News Democrat: Wally Spiers http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Wally Spiers 60 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:15:52 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Wally Spiers: Giving thanks for just about everything http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/556934.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/556934.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:54 CST A Thanksgiving column where I give thanks for just about everything I can think of has become a tradition. Guns 'N Hoses: Police officers and firefighters meet in the ring http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/554014.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/554014.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:49 CST The 21st annual Budweiser Guns 'N Hoses fundraiser at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis will have a distinct metro-east flavor. Boy Scout councils' merger will serve more than 24,000 Scouts http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/544597.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/544597.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:23 CST Boy Scouts of America officials hope there soon will be one giant Boy Scout council to serve more than 24,000 Scouts in the metro-east and south-central Illinois. Happy, the dog, gets another chance to live up to his name http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/544579.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/544579.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:29 CST Happy, the dog, is getting another chance to live up to his name. World War II veterans' memories are told in book http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/541181.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/541181.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:15 CST For years, people have been saying that someone should write down the World War II memories of veterans and put them in a book. Glen Carbon Goodwill employee finds $7,500 in box of donated shoes http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/538749.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/538749.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:49 CST Teodora Petrova, who recently came here from Bulgaria, must be wowed at America, the land of opportunity, where people give away wads of money with donated shoes. Taco Bell, Oreos impress visiting Germans http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/536699.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/536699.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:15 CST After 12 weeks and all the Taco Bell and Oreos they could handle, six German exchange students have headed home to Paderborn. This author's 'economics' book has a wacky way with words http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/534301.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/534301.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:34 CST With the economy in the tank and so many people talking about what to do about it and what might happen, we all need to understand some basic economic terms. St. Paul's music director comes back for the pipes http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/532865.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/532865.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:00 CST NORBERT KRAUSZ is back where he feels like he belongs as the director of music at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Belleville. Monroe voters pick new county commissioner http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/531585.html http://www.bnd.com/news/spiers/story/531585.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:02 CST In final, but unofficial results, Monroe County voters turned out a six-year incumbent county commissioner.