http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2009 Belleville News Democrat Roger Schlueter 60 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:45:32 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/600876.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/600876.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:16 CST Q. Can you explain why sunrise and sunset times, which usually change almost daily, seem to stall at this time of year? For example, the earliest sunset occurs from Dec. 1-12 while the latest sunrise occurs from Dec. 30 to Jan. 10. What gives? http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/600870.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/600870.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:16 CST Q. A friend of my son recently remarked that she drinks absinthe. What is it and wasn't it illegal? http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/594183.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/594183.html Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:11 CST Q. I was born just before midnight on New Year's Eve 1952. Back in those day, the first New Year's baby was given many gifts and recognition for the special birth date, so I missed out on those. On the other hand, my dad received a tax deduction. Can you tell me (in dollars) just how happy this deduction may have made my dad? http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/593362.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/593362.html Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:16 CST Q. I know this is a long shot, but with your last name and location, I had to give it a try. I am helping a friend trace her family tree. I found a document about her great-great-great-great-grandfather David Phillips, who was a Revolutionary War veteran from North Carolina. He moved to the Belleville area, where he died in 1826. The document stated that he is buried at the Victor Schlueter farm in Belleville, and a marker was placed at his grave site by the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution in 2002. I have been unable to locate a Victor Schlueter anywhere in Illinois. I am hoping he might be a relative of yours. http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/589525.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/589525.html Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:54 CST Hey, who better than the Answer Man himself to give us his annual Christmas Trivia Quiz? Sit back, grab an eggnog, take off your Santa's hat and put on your thinking cap, and see what you know (and what you don't ...) http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/586405.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/586405.html Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:16 CST Q. I'm 70 years old and remember a comic strip called Pogo. Around Christmas each year, the animals from the swamp would gather and sing a version of "Deck the Halls." I can only recall some of the words: "Deck the halls with Boston Charlie, what a lot of wash in Kalamazoo," etc. Can you find the complete words to the song? I'd appreciate it. http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/586423.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/586423.html Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:16 CST Q. I would like to volunteer my time on Christmas Day this year. When I was young, my mother would take me to Althoff High School, where the Belleville Catholic Diocese would serve food and give presents to the less fortunate. I am not sure if they still do it. Can you please help me find somewhere that would be interested in having some help? It is a tradition that I would like to continue with my son. http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/577540.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/577540.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:15 CST Q. Is there a local facility where old computers can be disposed of properly? How about video tapes? http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/577554.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/577554.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:15 CST Q. Where in St. Louis was Rendon Barracks? A family member from Fulton County, Mo., is looking for the information because one of her family' s ancestors died there on his way home from the Civil War. http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/577544.html http://www.bnd.com/schlueter/story/577544.html Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:15 CST On Wednesday evening, St. Louis television watchers will get a brief taste of what life will be like after Feb. 17.