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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Jan. 30, 2017 photo, personal trainer Duane Burlingame stands in his home gym in Freeport, Ill., next to just a few of the medals he's won in weightlifting competitions. Burlingame, 59, has competed in drug-tested weightlifting events all over the United States since 1998. Aside from his 96 world titles, he's captured 28 world cups, 56 national titles and 72 regional titles. In the process, he's also set 139 national and 152 state records. (Derrick Mason/The Journal-Standard, via AP)

EXCHANGE: Faith, weights get powerlifter through tough times

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Freeport man charged with parents’ stabbing deaths

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KKK fliers prompt concern for refugees, rebuke from governor

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Papua Governor Lukas Enembe gestures during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Enembe says they have won a lawsuit in a claim against the local unit of a giant U.S. owned gold and copper mine for $376 million related to surface water taxes. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Papua urges US miner to pay $376M in taxes, penalties

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Police: Minivan driver arrested after hitting 2 cruisers

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, OCT. 9, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Sept. 25, 2016 photo, Kyle Seaworth, left, 27, hugs Evan Groves, 24, at Rockford First Church's Illuminators Sunday school class. Each week the class consists of crafts, songs, a snack, and Bible lesson. The church's Illuminators class, is a Sunday school for individuals with disabilities who are older than 12. Children with disabilities ages 4-12 are part of the church's Champion's Club ministry, which began in October 2012. (Kayli Plotner/Rockford Register Star via AP)

EXCHANGE: New ‘family’ found in special needs Sunday school

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Coast Guard rescues 8 from burning fishing vessel

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White New York police officer wins $1.35M reverse racism case

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MAY 18 AND THEREAFTER - In this April 21, 2014 photo, Freeport, Ill., native Alec Mangan,17, displays designs he helped produce for the Orion spacecraft as part of an engineering competition sponsored by NASA. His team was one of five finalist teams in a NASA Exploration Design Challenge earlier this year. (AP Photo/The Journal-Standard, Bill Rosemeier)

EXCHANGE: Freeport teen excited after NASA contest

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Maine birdwatching event comes to Freeport, Pownal

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Mail stolen from postal boxes on Long Island

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