All Stories from October 30, 2011 (Change date)
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A skinhead's journey from racism to redemptionOct 30, 2011 6:00 am - Bryon Widner was a skinhead thug until he found love, and turned away from racism and violence. But how could he build a new life with a face stained by racist tattoos?
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CMS bring Mozart and Dvorak masterworks to concert stageOct 30, 2011 6:00 am - Chicago Master Singers will open its season with two large masterworks that were among the composers’ own favorites — Mozart’s glorious and powerful Coronation Mass and ...
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A spruce-up brings new life to N.Y.'s venerable City CenterOct 30, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — For one of the oldest major performing arts venues in New York — one that's hosted many of the world's premier artists for nearly 70 years — City Center seems...
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Sunday picks: House of Blues hosts Plain White T'sOct 30, 2011 6:00 am - Local rockers The Plain White T's, an alt-pop band that formed in DuPage County in the late 1990s, will perform an early-evening show on Sunday at the House of Blue...
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Chiro One hosts 'Share the Abundance' food drive in NovemberOct 30, 2011 6:00 am - Beginning Nov. 1, you can assist by donating items such as peanut butter, tuna and other nonperishable food items at a Chiro One near you. “Last year, we collected over ...
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On the road: Take it cheesy in WisconsinOct 30, 2011 6:00 am - Chicago Color outside the lines The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago offers activities during Tuesday Evenings in the Café program. Appropriate for a range ...
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We’ll spend $6.9 billion on Halloween this yearOct 30, 2011 5:24 am - The ghastly cost of Halloween costumes, decorations and “treats” can be a spooky reality for consumers suffering with high credit card debt. The National Retail Federati...
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How to keep Halloween safe for your petsOct 30, 2011 5:24 am - As households across the country prepare for Halloween, North Shore Animal League America — the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization — provide...
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Halloween numbers add up to billions of pumpkin poundsOct 30, 2011 5:24 am - Halloween, which dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, has long been associated with images of witches, ghosts and vampires. Over the years, Halloween cus...
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Swedish dads swap work for child careOct 30, 2011 5:06 am - STOCKHOLM — One of Henrik Holgersson’s friends laughed in his face when he told him he was going to spend the better part of 2011 as a stay-at-home dad. “What kind of a ...