All Stories from May 11, 2011 (Change date)
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Theater events: 'Later Life' opens at Steel BeamMay 14, 2011 2:07 pm - Romance rekindled Henry James' novella “The Beast in the Jungle” inspired “Later Life,” a bittersweet comedy by A.R. Gurney (“Love Letters”) about a couple who reki...
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A look at two states' different directionsMay 12, 2011 6:38 pm - This is the “Tale of Two States” going in two different directions. Who might the winner be? State of Illinois: 1. The state willingly accepted federal money l...
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The night sky in 37,440 exposuresMay 12, 2011 11:34 am - SEATTLE — Nick Risinger has always gazed up at the sky. But last year the amateur astronomer and photographer quit his day job as a Seattle marketing director and lugged...
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PBS' Jim Lehrer to retire as regular anchorMay 13, 2011 10:39 am - NEW YORK — Jim Lehrer has been delivering the news each weeknight to PBS viewers since the Gerald Ford administration. Now he says it's time to step away. He announced T...
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NATO strikes Libyan capital after Gadhafi appearsMay 12, 2011 6:42 am - TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO airstrikes struck Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound in Tripoli and three other sites early Thursday, hours after the Libyan leader was shown on ...
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Unease in the Miss. Delta as floodwaters spreadMay 12, 2011 6:50 am - RENA LARA, Miss. — Officials in a small town are trying to assure its 500 residents they are doing what they can to shore up the levee to protect them from the swollen M...
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A sick, uneducated nation can't prosperMay 12, 2011 6:39 pm - I am disappointed in Congressman Randy Hultgren for voting in favor of the House Republican budget plan that provides tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of America'...
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Celebrations live longer than children they honorMay 12, 2011 6:40 pm - If there ever has been a more prolonged tragedy than that of Jeanine Nicarico, I can't recall it. I remember well a story we did many years ago, noting how 10-year-old J...
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Wheeling party is on after Haley makes Top 3 in 'Idol'May 13, 2011 8:11 pm - Concert also on tap at Arlington Park
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Quirky roles no mystery to Lake Zurich nativeMay 13, 2011 5:52 am - Lake Zurich native Mario Mazzetti admits he rarely plays the romantic leads in shows. “I am 22,” Mazzetti says. “And because of the way I look — some people say I look l...
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