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Why anyone would spend money to place this message on a license plate is beyond us. Bob Antibus photographed this plate in Montana and sent it to The Icon.

Brian Myers captured a rainbow from his backyard (740 E. College Ave.). The road in the background is County Line Road (CR15).

Jerry Lewis' McDonald's are giving area customers a new experience with the introduction of McCaf'e Real Fruit Smoothies, the latest addition to the McCaf'e menu.

McCaf'e Real Fruit Smoothies offer a blend of real fruit, fruit juice, and low-fat yogurt, blended with ice.

McCaf'e Real Fruit Smoothies, available in strawberry banana and wild berry flavors, are made with a blend of real fruit - combinations of strawberries and bananas or blueberries, strawberries and blackberries - fruit juice, low-fat yogurt and blended with ice.

The deadline is just a few days away for area teachers to apply for a McDonald's MAC Grant. Teachers wanting to apply for the MAC Grant must have their applications postmarked or submitted electronically by July 31, 2010.

Teachers can download an application or submit an application online by visiting www.jerrylewismcdonalds.com/macgrants. The application is very simple so there is still plenty of time for teachers to complete the application before the deadline.

By Greg Reichenbach

The big banks are scared. They might actually be regulated. The new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has that potential, if it's headed by someone who:

(a) understands economics and the effects on ordinary people and,

(b) has the backbone to stand up to powerful interests. That person is Elizabeth Warren.

Icon viewer Dale Hochstettler of Michigan sent the following link to the Icon concerning Berne, Indiana's Swiss Day. It appears that Berne has obtained "world-wide notice" for the event. Click here for the entire story.

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