madison county illinois: Madison County Residents: Get Great Deals, Discounts and Coupons Delivered to Your In-Box
- 07/09/10 05:32 AM
Madison County Residents: Get Great Deals, Discounts and Coupons Delivered to Your In-Box Hey, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Collinsville, Maryville, Troy, Granite City and everyone else around Madison County, Illinois -- are you taking advantage of the new wave of discount coupons and deals for the St. Louis region? Subscribe and on any given day you might receive offers for two-for-one dining, attraction admission discounts, shopping passes and much more. And in this economy, who couldn't use a little extra buying power? You can use these deals as an excuse to try a new restaurant while saving your hard-earned money or … (0 comments)
madison county illinois: The Three F's: FEMA, Flood Insurance and...Frustration in Madison County, IL
- 12/30/09 02:31 PM
UPDATE: Monday, January 4, 2010, FEMA announced that new flood insurance maps for the St. Louis area will be delayed until at least 2011. That means property owners in low lying parts of Madison County won't be faced with steep increases in flood insurance premiums for at least another year. <!--[endif]--> Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Jerry Costello had asked FEMA for the delay to give officials more time to devise a plan for the levees and to begin any needed repairs. Following is the original blog post: There's not much reason to think about the mightly Mississippi River during … (1 comments)
madison county illinois: Recycle Your Christmas Tree in Madison County, IL
- 12/30/09 08:52 AM
As I told a friend of mine today, I leave my trees up until January 6 -- Epiphany -- not because I celebrate the feast or as an homage to my dear Orthodox friends, but because I just hate to see my own home decorations get packed up for another year. (Or I am just lazy about taking them down.) Here in Madison County, Illinois, you'll find plenty of ways to dispose of your real trees any time you like by using the county-wide recycling program available now through January 18. For details, you can call the recycling hotline at 618-296-6647 … (0 comments)
madison county illinois: Buying Your Own Green Acres? Here are Some Things to Think About When Purchasing a Rural Property
- 12/14/09 06:20 AM
Don't you just love the country life? I'm reminded of Oliver Wendell Douglas (played by Eddie Albert), the erstwhile New York lawyer who moved his citified wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) to Hooterville (which I always suspected was in Illinois, by the way) in the popular CBS sitcom from the 1960s, "Green Acres." (Buy Green Acres from Amazon by clicking on the image link to the right.) The Douglases faced untold problems with their move from the city to the country. They climbed a telephone pole to make a phone call, dealt with a bumbling ag extension agent and were visited by … (0 comments)
madison county illinois: Connect with the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois
- 11/08/09 09:43 AM
The poet T.S Eliot, who was born in St. Louis, called the Mississippi River, "a strong, brown god." The river, he said, had a more profound influence on his life and his work than anything else in his past. Here in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs we don't always embrace the "strong brown god," which is the overwhelming geographic feature of our region, as closely as we should. Sure we drive across the bridges to and from the neighboring state of Missouri, but aside from remarking that the river looks high or low, we don't pay much attention to the amazing … (1 comments)
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