All Stories from February 25, 2009 (Change date)
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View sounds like 'Do as I say, not as I do'Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - John Stossel shouts down the importance of a college education. Unless Google is mistaken, Mr. Stossel graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's in Psycholo...
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Teen burned trying to kill lice with gasFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Police say a teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was severely burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze...
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Weak health care stocks drag market lowerFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- This time, health care stocks bore the brunt of investors' wrath. Health insurers and drug companies, some of the better performers on Wall Street lately, le...
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IBM reaffirms strong 2009 outlookFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM Corp. is standing by its surprisingly strong 2009 guidance, backing a $9.20-per-share profit forecast on momentum in emerging markets and services a...
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U.S. envoy, Netanyahu meet on peace effortsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- The special U.S. envoy tasked with re-energizing stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians met Thursday with Prime Minister-designate Benjamin...
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Naperville North doing Elton John's "Aida"Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - In 2000, the Elton John-Tim Rice contemporary version of Verdi's opera, "Aida," hit Broadway, where it stayed for four years and more than 1,800 performances. This weeke...
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East Dundee plan paints bleak picture of village financesFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The next five years in East Dundee will be "gray" as the village faces declining revenues and increasing costs, according to a preliminary corporate plan presented to of...
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90 days' work release in Naperville vintage guitar theftsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - An Indiana man dodged a lengthy prison term Wednesday when sentenced for stealing nearly $150,000 worth of vintage guitars in Naperville. Mark A. Carrothers pleaded guil...
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Somonauk ends season for Westminster C.Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - HINCKLEY - There was a reason Westminster Christian boys basketball coach Bruce Firchau labeled Somonauk guard Shayne Peterson as the "Energizer Bunny" on his scouting r...
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Interior secretary scraps oil-shale leasingFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- In a second reversal of the Bush administration, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday he is scrapping leases for oil-shale development on fed...