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NEWS ABOUT: Springfield

Springfield stories: 6 news summaries

 Mass. Mailman Steals 30K DVDs 

Yearlong 2007 crime was noticed when, well, DVDs started disappearing en masse

Sep 22, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former Massachusetts postal worker has pleaded guilty to stealing 30,000 Netflix DVDs that passed through the Springfield post office, the Republican reports. Investigators got wise to the crime—which spanned all of 2007—when the company noticed it was losing up to a 100 DVDs a week... More »

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theft • Massachusetts • Springfield • Netflix • USPS • DVDs • stealing • US Postal Service • postal worker • Myles Weathers

Air Jordan Touches Down
in Hall of Fame

Guard leads class including David Robinson, John Stockton

Sep 11, 09 7:22 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside basketball's other greats. Jordan was being enshrined in the Hall of Fame tonight, an honor that follows all the championship rings and MVP trophies he collected during his career. He joins David Robinson and John Stockton, a... More »

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entertainment • NBA • C. Vivian Stringer • Michael Jordan • Springfield • Jerry Sloan • Basketball Hall of Fame • David Robinson • John Stockton

Honest Abe for Commerce? Obama Pokes Fun at Trouble

Maybe Abe sat around waiting for a call to be commerce secretary

Feb 13, 09 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama poked a little fun at himself and his own Cabinet-appointee travails last night during a tribute to Abe Lincoln in Illinois, notes the Chicago Tribune. Obama drew a long round of laughter when he described Lincoln's pre-presidential days as a Springfield lawyer, "his feet on a cluttered... More »

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Springfield • Abraham Lincoln • Judd Gregg • President Obama • commerce secretary

Illinois Awash
in Philandering Drunks: Blago

Deposed guv rails against 'holier than thou' lawmakers

Feb 12, 09 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The lawmakers who deposed Rod Blagojevich are “holier than thou” hypocrites, the ex-guv declared on a radio show this morning, saying that Springfield is full of anonymous lawmakers who drink too much and cheat on their wives. “This is how the system in Springfield works,” he said.... More »

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Springfield • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Illinois representatives • Illinois State Senate

At Ill. Capitol,
It's a Festivus Miracle!

Teen augments
holiday display with 'Seinfeld' homage

Dec 25, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The Illinois state capitol's holiday decorations this year include a Nativity scene, a menorah—and a Festivus pole, courtesy of a teenage Seinfeld fan. Michael Tennenhouse  visited for the Blagojevich impeachment hearings, stumbled on the holiday displays, and got to thinking. "Religious displays should not be in public buildings,... More »

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Seinfeld • Springfield • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • Festivus

Springfield, Vt., Takes 'Simpsons' Honors

Beats out 13 other Springfields to host  movie premiere July 21

Jul 10, 07 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Springfield, Vt., edged out 13 other Springfields to win the right to host the July 21 premiere of The Simpsons movie—set, of course, in Springfield. Voters in an online poll chose the video homage by the team from the Green Mountain State, a spoof of the show's opening sequence. More »

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film • Vermont • contest • video • The Simpsons • The Simpsons Movie • USA Today • Green Mountain State • movie premiere • Springfield • Springfield, VT • Vermont Film Commission • movies

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