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By Margaret Lyons in News on May 9, 2008 12:00AM

2008_5_8.nodiving.jpgThe American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has launched a new campaign specifically aimed at physicians, who have a higher suicide rate than people in other professions. [NYT]

Mail delivery is improving. [Trib]

Another thorough review/preview of the R. Kelly trial, which starts tomorrow. [Radar]

A Naperville man was arrested Tuesday for a 1981 murder. [S-T]

Ever wonder if people eat iguana eggs? They do. [Gourmet]

Federal agents seized at least 85 illegal guns and over 50,000 rounds of ammo from a Lake Forest home this morning. [Trib]

We're pretty sure raccoons are supposed to be more afraid of humans. But hey, who can resist porkchops? [Bopo]

Things I Did Last Night. Meeeheheheh.

A Darth Vader made of letter forms? What's next in combinations of things we love, an Indiana Jones made of bacon? [Ironic Sans]

See you at the Burlington tonight!

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