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Car Repair Information When You Need It
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dsrs@evpl
on Thursday, July 31 2008, 5:01pm
Auto maintenance manuals are right at the top of the list of the most checked out books in the EVPL collection. An overlooked resource, though, for do-it-yourselfers as well as professional technicians, is our subscription to the Auto Repair Reference...
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Neighborhood population statistics
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on Thursday, July 31 2008, 9:53am
I had an interesting question a few weeks ago, about the population of Howell. The question is not as simple as it seems. First, Howell isn't incorporated (which is determined by checking both the census and the US Board on Geographic Names Information...
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Fact-checking the election ads and coverage
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googler@evpl
on Sunday, July 27 2008, 1:41pm
There are a number of nonpartisan websites that can assist in determining what's true, what's misleading, and what's just plain wrong in both the media's election coverage and the candidates' own ads. FactCheck.org is a project of...
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LOC business webliography (and finding it again)
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on Thursday, July 24 2008, 9:31am
One of the content feeds I've subscribed to is the Resource Shelf , which describes itself as "a daily newsletter with resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists." A recent entry (I'm a little behind...
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What's an "Ozone Alert" and how should you respond to one?
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on Wednesday, July 23 2008, 12:49pm
A recent number of days where Evansville issued Ozone Alerts have resulted in questions about just what that means, what health risks there are, and how a person should take care of themselves during an Ozone Alert. The city of Evansville has a page on...
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EBSCOhost 2.0
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Meditatinglibrarian@evpl
on Wednesday, July 23 2008, 7:28am
The EBSCOhost 2.0 interface launched last week. I got to see a preview of it at the PLA Conference in Minneapolis in March; it has some very nice features, and I have been looking forward to actually getting to use it. Sarah Houghton-Jan, The Librarian...
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Eco-Cabs in Dublin
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on Tuesday, July 22 2008, 8:42pm
Going to Dublin any time soon? If so, take a free ride in a pedal-powered Eco-Cab and do your part to control climate change!
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"It's Evansville"
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on Tuesday, July 22 2008, 5:36pm
If you know of any Evansville blogs worth reading, I'd be interested in hearing about them. The only one I know of is It's Evansville , which is a pretty interesting mix of restaurant reviews, movie reviews, and general views on local issues....
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