Vince Pierri
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Letters from the front chronicle a World War II soldier's ordealAug 04, 2010 9:31 am - Lyle S. Wessale was an 18-year-old kid when he was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1944. Pulled from the security of his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wessale was shipped to t...
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Vernon Hills teacher's Wall of Virtues hopes to inspire studentsAug 04, 2010 9:30 am - Virtue is defined as moral excellence, goodness and righteousness. Longtime Vernon Hills teacher Terry Thourson says he's not seeing much of that in kids these days. Ho...
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New Wauconda school hires first principalAug 04, 2010 12:02 pm - The first-ever principal of the new Frassati Catholic Academy said it feels like she just won an Academy Award. Diane Vida said her decades of experience in education h...
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Human hair on the way to help clean Gulf oil spillAug 04, 2010 12:42 pm - It's easy to feel helpless watching the tens of thousands of gallons of heavy black oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. Apart from shaking your head in disgust, what can ...
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Lake County seniors honored for volunteer serviceAug 04, 2010 12:31 pm - For the most part, these folks are more comfortable behind the scenes than on stage. Active volunteers in their churches, libraries and clubs, 20 Lake County-area senior...
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Fox Lake School classroom gets a makeoverAug 04, 2010 12:52 pm - When Barb Brown's sixth-graders return to their classroom on Thursday, there's likely to be some oohs and ahhs. After moving to a temporary space, the Stanton School stu...
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Wauconda students reach out to seniors -- with puppetsAug 04, 2010 1:35 pm - It was a puppet show with a purpose. Sixth-graders from Transfiguration School reached out to senior citizens in a mixture of entertainment, socializing and prayer. Th...
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Time to admire painted pooches in downtown AntiochAug 04, 2010 1:20 pm - Without a doubt, these are the prettiest, poised and perfectly behaved pooches you'll ever see. And quiet, too. Over 40 brightly painted and creatively decorated fibergl...
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Stevenson teacher wins Golden Apple AwardAug 04, 2010 1:44 pm - Darshan Jain knew something was up when his wife and kids strolled into his classroom mid-lesson. The Stevenson High School teacher got a surprise visit by his family - ...
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Tattoo artists, body piercers to be inspected by Lake Co. Health Dept.Aug 04, 2010 1:41 pm - Tattoo and body piercing artists say they favor new inspection efforts by the Lake County Health Department. Acting as an agent for the Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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