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    Sports reporter (Galesburg, Ill.)

    Yes Knox College is there. Monmouth College is just down the road and they have a better sports program. But don't expect to spend much time on either D-III school. They do cover about 12 high schools. It used to be closer to 18 but school district mergers and sports co-ops have cut down the...
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    NCAA Div. III Baseball Tournament May 23-27

    I will be in Appleton, Wisconsin for the entire weekend. Weekend warrior with a couple of years of experience. Resume and clips available upon request. PM me.
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    PERHAPS the biggest challenge of my (working) life...

    Try calling an American paper with staff in Mexico City (Chicago Tribune, LA Times, NY Times, etc.). See who they might use. Maybe call the Brownsville, Texas, paper or the one in Corpus Christi.
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    Sports Reporter @ Freeport Journal Standard

    The guy who left had only been there since August. Gatehouse owns it. I've never worked there but have had a could of friends run kicking and screaming after only a couple of weeks.
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    Decatur, Illinois sports writer

    This has been filled. Justin Conn is moving over from the Galesburg Register-Mail.
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    GateHouse New England ... slew of openings (not all sports)

    The GateHouse folks in Illinois say that they have a hiring freeze on too.
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    Sports Editor, DeKalb, Ill.

    Anyone know why this job was just reposted?
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    Your biggest moment in this profession...

    Third day on the job full time on news side after a couple of years PT in sports and a big storm hits the city. We got a call that a tree fell on a car and with five reporters in the room the editor points to me and tells me to get out there. Turns out that the car was moving at the time that...
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    iPod accessory for recording

    I have the Belkin one and am not very happy with it. I have trouble convincing the iPod that the recorder is plugged in and then I have trouble trying to get it to record. As for total time or skipping, I have never had a problem... once I can get it to work.
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