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Mayor of Troubled Illinois Town Is Slain

WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (April 1) -- The mayor of a decaying village near St. Louis known for its strip clubs and beset by financial troubles and embezzlements was shot and killed early Thursday. Washington Park police Detective Kim McAfee said John Thornton, 52, was shot twice in the chest at close range in his car shortly...

Cincinnati Bengals: Keep Carson Upright

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.It could be argued that the Cincinnati Bengals did well to win four games in 2008. They were missing their star quarterback, Carson Palmer, for the majority of the season. That left the job to an...

FanHouse NFL Season Preview: Cincinnati Bengals - Changing Their Stripes?

Training camps are underway, the NFL season is a month off, and to get you ready for 2008, FanHouse previews all 32 teams, "heat index" style. We'll rate each club in 10 categories on a scale of 1 to 10, high score wins.Quarterback: If there is one constant on this team, it is Carson Palmer. Sure, Palmer didn't have his...

NFL Offseason Roadmap: Cincinnati Bengals

NFL Offseason Roadmap is a series focused on the needs of NFL teams as they begin the offseason. Needless to say, the 2007 season for the Cincinnati Bengals was a major disappointment. That being said, Cincy finished 7-9 and has plenty of talent to make a U-turn and get back to the elite status they feel they should be at....

Eric Ghiaciuc Should Start Sunday

This is a little surprising to me, but it looks like Eric Ghiaciuc will probably be starting Sunday. I figured the Bengals would take the safer route and just start Ben Wilkerson, but Ghiaciuc practiced on Friday and looks good to go. Rich Braham is still doubtful and not practicing. Reports on him were pretty rosey until...

John Thornton News From the Web

05/09/12 An Alternative Map Of Accessible Tube Stations Source: Londonist Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. While much of the talk is about accessibility online (e.g. building web sites so they work well for the blind or partially sighted, who use screen readers), there's also the question of physical accessibility.
05/08/12 Dr. John Thornton Named Interim AD Source: CBS - KBTX 3 - Bryan TX Dr. John Thornton has been named Interim Director of Athletics at Texas A&M University, school President Dr. R. Bowen Loftin announced Tuesday.
05/02/12 When to Buy Term-Life Insurance (Fox Business) Source: Life Insurance Selling In some cases, a term life insurance policy could make better financial sense than a whole life policy, experts say.
05/01/12 When to Buy Term-Life Insurance Source: FOXBusiness.com Life insurance is a crucial part of financial planning no matter your stage of life.
04/30/12 Man convicted for Washington Park mayor's murder Source: The St. Louis American - St. Louis MO A St. Clair County jury on Friday found 36-year-old Aaron Jackson of Washington Park guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Washington Park, IL mayor John Thornton in 2010.