Miller wins Illinois 15th District race

Miller wins Illinois 15th District race

QUINCY — Congresswoman Mary Miller has defeated fellow incumbent Republican Rodney Davis in the 15th District Illinois Congressional race. “We took on the DC establishment, we took on the Fake News Media, we took on the special interests and we won,” Miller said to raucous applause. “This win shows the strength and power of President…

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Putting a bow on the Trump Visit

Ashley Conrad and David Adam with a post mortem on the Donald Trump rally in Mendon and the two candidates for Democratic State Central Committeewoman in the 15th District talk about the role of the position. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Trump rally or the Lincoln-Douglas Debate?

DAILY MUDDY: Trump rally or the Lincoln-Douglas Debate?

Ashley Conrad talks to a volunteer who has helped set up for more than 50 rallies for former President Donald Trump and Bob Gough discusses the logistics of what could be the most attended event in Adams County history since the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The…

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Breaking the seal

Club Muddy is an experiment of the human condition. Not for the frail or faint of heart. If you are easily offended, go listen to morning AM radio. NSFW…Rated R…Parental Guidance suggested. Just relax.

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Trump and the week ahead

DAILY MUDDY: Trump and the week ahead

Ashley Conrad gives you a logistical analysis and a weather report for those planning to be at the Adams County Fairgrounds on Saturday to see former President Trump. And Bob Gough talks about what’s happening in and around Quincy as we get ready for July 4. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse…

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Makers Market and Quincy Brewing

DAILY MUDDY: Makers Market and Quincy Brewing

Ashley Conrad talks to Tieraney Craig of Quincy Brewing Co. about this weekend’s Makers Market event that will fill Sixth Street and beyond with artisans and food to go with the great beer at QBC. We also give a shoutout to Dads! Happy Father’s Day on Sunday! The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy…

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The Illinois Exodus and checking in at the Illinois Veterans Home

DAILY MUDDY: The Illinois Exodus and checking in at the Illinois Veterans Home

Ashley Conrad runs down the list of companies who have said good-bye to Illinois and Bob Gough sits down with Troy Culbertson of the Illinois Veterans Home about the facility coming back from Legionnaires and COVID. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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A Trump visit as Quincy heats up

DAILY MUDDY: A Trump visit as Quincy heats up

Ashley Conrad and Bob Gough talk about a potential visit by former President Donald Trump that appears to be happening in a couple of weeks. Details are…few and far between at this point. FROM POLITICO: There’s growing buzz that former President Donald Trump will campaign in Illinois for Rep. Mary Miller before the June 28 primary. Trump could visit Quincy on…

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Ron Kinscherf

BOOK NOOK with Ron Kinscherf

Ron Kinscherf talks to Victoria DeMent of the Quincy Public Library about a busy week ahead, including the library’s Juneteenth celebration.

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The June 28 Primary and rocking 4th and Maine

Bob Gough is counting the days until the June 28 primary and when he can stop filling his recycle bin with flyers. He also talks with Scott Edlin, who is bringing another big concert to Downtown Quincy on June 18. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring…

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Steve Eighinger talks Quincy Grand Prix

DAILY MUDDY: Steve Eighinger talks Quincy Grand Prix

Ashley Conrad talks about enjoying “After Blues” and finds out more about the Quincy Grand Prix of Karting from the Maharaja of Racing, Steve Eighinger. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Mental health and the Blues…in The District

DAILY MUDDY: Mental health and the Blues...in The District

Ashley Conrad talks about mental health intervention and then gets us ready for Blues in The District with District Executive Director Emily Lombardi. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Downtown with Sassy Jo’s

DAILY MUDDY: Downtown with Sassy Jo's

Ashley Conrad takes a walk in Downtown Quincy and stops by Sassy Jo’s Boutique. Owners Stevee Sohn and Sarah Barry talk about their store and doing business in The District. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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The Jason Priest Problem

DAILY MUDDY: The Jason Priest Problem

Ashley Conrad and Bob Gough talk about what can be done when someone’s free speech reaches a point where it possibly becomes a danger to the community. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Ulmus update and the Blessing appeal

DAILY MUDDY: Ulmus update and the Blessing appeal

Ashley Conrad talks to Jen Wiemelt of the Ulmus Academy about starting a new school from scratch and Blessing CEO Maureen Kahn explains why Blessing Health System continues to oppose Quincy Medical Group’s new hospital proposal. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Guns and hogs

DAILY MUDDY: Guns and hogs

Ashley Conrad asks why the inaction regarding last week’s school shooting in Texas and David Adam updates a dispute over a hog confinement facility near Loraine. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Bringing back Beatboxes

Daily Muddy host Ashley Conrad and Dues, The Liquor Booth Guy, taste the flavors of summer and get you ready for a Beatbox contest, sponsored by The Liquor Booth. Beatbox? Beatbox is a new fruity summer drink that you can take on the pool or boat. Send a social media video to The Liquor Booth’s…

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Carol Brockmiller, QMG

Bob Gough sits down with the QMG CEO to talk about the timeline and work underway for Quincy Medical Group’s expansion at the Quincy Town Center and how yet another strain of COVID seems to be creeping upon us. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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Loraine is dry no more

DAILY MUDDY: Loraine is dry no more

Kicking off the Daily Muddy’s Summer Sips Roadshow, Ashley Conrad and Brittany Boll travel up Illinois 336 to find that Loraine Elementary is now a bar and community center. The village had been dry since its founding more than 150 years ago. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor…

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School choice…and Furries

DAILY MUDDY: School choice...and Furries

Ashley Conrad and Ron Kinscherf discuss a group trying to start a new school from scratch, then Ashley talks Furries! The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Cyberattack costs City of Quincy $650,000

Cyberattack costs City of Quincy $650

QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the city has spent about $150,000 on outside consultants and $500,000 for an encryption key to regain access to the city’s information services systems. In other words, $500,000 in ransomware. In a news conference Tuesday morning, Troup gave a timeline of events that have taken place since the…

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Cosmetic self-care

DAILY MUDDY: Cosmetic self-care

Ashley Conrad gets a treatment at Quincy Medical Group with Dr. Anna Levin. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Muddy River Road Trips

Ashley Conrad and Bob Gough talk about taking the Daily Muddy on the road this summer and give an update on the City of Quincy’s Cyberattack. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Lisa Orban, Indies United

Lisa Orban of Indies United talks about working with independent authors, like Ron Kinscherf, and the world of publishing today. Cason, Huff and Schlueter sponsors the Muddy River News Business Spotlight.

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Breastfeeding and the formula shortage

DAILY MUDDY: Breastfeeding and the formula shortage

Ashley Conrad talks about the personal choice between breast feeding and formula feeding a baby. And Don O’Brien with the Better Business Bureau stops by to talk about how scammers are trying to take advantage of the formula shortage. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you…

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Where’s my blotter?

DAILY MUDDY: Where's my blotter?

Ashley Conrad says she’s missing her daily dose of the police blotter and asks why that is. Also, Terry Traeder talks about next month’s Quincy Grand Prix of Karting.

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Graduation and the crossroads

DAILY MUDDY: Graduation and the crossroads

Ashley Conrad talks about what’s next after graduation. College? Trade School? Work? Just don’t sit on the couch eating Cheetos until you’re 25. And David Adam puts a bow on the Quincy Police Chief saga…we hope. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Primary elections, Rob Copley

DAILY MUDDY: Primary elections

Bob Gough talks to retired Quincy Police Chief Rob Copley about closing out his law enforcement career and the 2022 Illinois Primary is fast approaching. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Has social media made us less…social?

DAILY MUDDY: Has social media made us less...social?

Ashley Conrad asks if we are really communicating better today than we used to and talks to Beth Mackenzie of the Quincy Family YMCA about a busy summer ahead. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Police Chiefs and Teachers

DAILY MUDDY: Police Chiefs and Teachers

Ashley Conrad and Bob Gough talk about a busy week coming up in local government, Quincy teachers looking over a new contract and do we have a police chief yet? (PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Quincy does not yet have a new police chief. Jonathan Lewin texted Muddy River News Editor David Adam that things were “still in…

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Mudder’s Day and Dogwood Weekend

Ashley Conrad talks to MRN Editor David Adam about what’s next for air travel out of Quincy, getting ready for Dogwood Weekend and what Mother’s Day means to her. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Cinco De Mayo Edition

DAILY MUDDY: Cinco De Mayo Edition

Ashley Conrad gives us the scoop on flying out of Quincy, talks to Steve Eighinger about the return of racing to Adams County and being on both sides of the bar for Cinco De Mayo. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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QPD Chief Controversy

The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy. The Muddy River Team discusses the search and, maybe, hiring of a new police chief for the City of Quincy.

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Davis and Graves tour Kohl Wholesale, talk small business issues as well as the SCOTUS leak

QUINCY — Congressmen Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Sam Graves (R-MO) spent time at a Quincy business to talk about how government can assist with the logistics and transportation of small businesses. Officials with Kohl Wholesale gave the legislators a tour of Kohl’s facilities on Illinois 57, including their distribution center, which opened in 2018, and…

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Valedictorians and caviar

Daily Muddy: Valedictorians and caviar

Ashley Conrad asks why Quincy High School is considering ending the recognition for top graduates and talks to Brittany Boll about her experience with caviar on the Mississippi. The Abbey, Utopia, Harvey’s Furniture, Instant Replay, Quincy Warehouse Bargains and The Liquor Booth bring you The Daily Muddy.

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Trevor Beck

Trevor Beck talks about banking, gaming and turning a lifelong hobby into a new business venture as he is now a partner in GameMasters. Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurances sponsors the Muddy River News Business Spotlight.

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The debut of the Daily Muddy

Today, Muddy River News kicks off a daily video segment called “The Daily Muddy”. Host Ashley Conrad will take us around the Muddy River Region. She’ll talk to the people who make Muddy River News happen and will encourage debate on popular topics that affect our readers. We hope you enjoy “The Daily Muddy”.

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April 26, 2022

BOOK NOOK: for April 26

Katie Kraushaar makes her final appearance on Muddy River News representing the Quincy Public Library. She is moving to Quincy University’s Brenner Library. We wish her well in her career move and we hope to have her on again very soon.

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April 19, 2022

Muddy River Review: Katie Kraushaar

Katie Kraushaar of the Quincy Public Library talks about a book being discussed TONIGHT at Village Inn and other good things going on at the library. Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot  Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without…

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Rebel Pig

Rebel Pig owner Doug Dry talks about his Palmyra, Mo. restaurant and how to make good barbecue. Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.

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R&R Golf

Andrew Smith and Ray Weast talk about the new and improved R&R Golf and Smith’s purchase of the nearly 29 year old family business. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.

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Titan CEO says company is committed to Quincy

On Muddy River News This Week, we sit down with Paul Reitz, the CEO of Titan International, the parent company of Quincy’s Titan Wheel. Reitz joined Titan in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer, became President in February 2014, and was named CEO effective in January 2017. Prior to joining Titan, he was the Chief Accounting…

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Quincy Auto Supply

Quincy Auto Supply sells parts for wholesale and retail. Co-Owner Lance Getz talks about building the business and going up against the big chains as an independent shop. Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schleuter Insurance.

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Sturhahn Jewelers

Sarah Stegeman of Sturhahn Jewelers talks about her family being in the jewelry business for more than 100 years and small business service in today’s climate. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.

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Angela Caldwell, GREDF

GREDF’s director of workforce development talks about today’s hiring issues, how employers are working to keep employees and the efforts to bring in workers. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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Rome Frericks

The Executive Director of the Quincy Park District gets us ready for spring by talking about what the organization is gearing up for in the coming year. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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Todd Pettit

The next Quincy School District 172 superintendent talks about his vision and his path to becoming the man in charge. He also frankly addresses his sexuality and how, while it is who he is, he was not hired to be a “gay superintendent”. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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Studio 4 Well Body & Mind

Nikki Hoyt talks about fitness, wellness and running a business in today’s world. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is brought to you by Cason, Huff and Schlueter insurance.

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Cameron Vaughan

QUINCY — Cameron Vaughan has been in the news quite often in the past month since she decided to speak out about Judge Robert Adrian’s reversal of his decision to find Drew Clinton guilty of one count of criminal sexual assault. Vaughan, who turns 17 in March, is in her final year as a student…

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Megan Duesterhaus, QUANADA

Executive director Megan Duesterhaus talks about the types of services that QUANADA (Quincy Area Network Against Domestic Abuse) offers, what people should do if they believe they are a victim of sexual or domestic abuse and her thoughts about the recent decision by Judge Robert Adrian to reverse a ruling in a criminal sexual assault…

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Sullivan makes campaign stop in Quincy

QUINCY — Jesse Sullivan is attempting to break out of a crowded field of Republicans hoping to square off against J.B. Pritzker in the fall. Sullivan, a Petersburg native, stayed overnight Saturday in Quincy, attended Mass at St. Peter Parish Sunday morning, had breakfast at The Coach House and made numerous other stops to introduce…

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Kinderhook Lodge

Karen and Andy Sprague from Kinderhook Lodge talk about the Pike County business and hosting hunters, weddings and business retreats. Business Spotlight is brought to you by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.

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Davis prepares for primary battle

QUINCY — Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) was in Quincy Friday to be the guest speaker at a business event. Before heading to Town and Country Inn to speak at the Kohl Wholesale annual meeting, Davis stopped by the Muddy River News studios to discuss the current Washington climate and his upcoming June 28 primary contest…

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Mark McDonald, WQEC/WSEC

Mark McDonald, the master storyteller for our local PBS affiliate with his “Illinois Stories” program, sits down with J. Robert Gough to talk about his craft, his career and how he finds such interesting stories. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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Ryan Tanner

The Quincy native and co-founder/chief executive of Tanninger Companies sits down with Muddy River News to talk about the company’s mission, his path, the rebirth of The Patio and giving back to his hometown. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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Landmark Solar

We talk with Russ Gengenbacher of Landmark Solar about alternative energy and the incentives someone can utilize if they decide they want solar in their home or business. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schlueter Insurance.

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Ryan Hildebrand, Madison-Davis Bicycle Shop

Muddy River News Business Spotlight is sponsored by Cason, Huff and Schueter Insurance. This week’s guest is Ryan Hildebrand, Manager and Lead Mechanic. He began his career at Madison Davis in 1999. He first graduated from Trek University in 2006 and received certification as a Road Bike and Triathlon Bike Fit Technician in 2013.

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Clean Restoration

Jeff Butler of Clean Restoration is a guy you call when you need help. Clean Restoration is a locally owned and operated restoration company serving all of West Central Illinois. When disaster strikes your home or business, from the initial cleanup to the overall reconstruction, Clean Restoration can help. Muddy River News Business Spotlight is…

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Congressman Rodney Davis

Should Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) win re-election in 2022, he will represent Illinois’ 15th District, which will include West-Central Illinois. Davis sat down with MRN Publisher/GM J. Robert Gough to discuss redistricting, re-election and the state of politics in Illinois and Washington D.C. Muddy River News This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.

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