All Stories from June 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Are there 50 — or thousands — shades of gray?Jun 02, 2012 6:11 am - NEW YORK — Gray is, in fact, a gray area. There is such a wide sliding scale between black and white that it’s hard to pinpoint the color. You might guess there are 50 s...
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Can Amazon figure out how to sell pants that fit?Jun 02, 2012 6:00 am - Sometimes in the middle of the night, when the toddler wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep, I go online to look for pants. Pants are my fashion Waterloo. I've got ...
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Inmates train dogs in downstate prison programJun 02, 2012 6:00 am - PEKIN — Kimberly Brown suffered from depression several years ago, and the advice she was given by doctors was to get a pet. And she did. After a lengthy search for just...
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Weekend picks: Let's hear it for One DirectionJun 02, 2012 6:00 am - Taste of Wheaton Sample a variety of local fare at the annual Taste of Wheaton, on Liberty Street, from Wheaton Avenue to Cross Street in downtown Wheaton. Along wi...
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Images: Brazilian swimsuit fashionsJun 02, 2012 6:00 am - ...
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O'Keeffe's connection with the outdoors on displayJun 02, 2012 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Georgia O'Keeffe could handle the inhospitable conditions of the American Southwest, with its intense sun and rugged terrain. Her clothes tell part ...
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Palatine Parks seeks young actors for "Seussical"Jun 02, 2012 6:00 am - Caught in the Act presents a summer production of ‘Seussical the Musical' Caught in the Act is a summer youth theater group that has been presenting performances in Pala...
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Elaborate Portland wedding proposal goes viralJun 02, 2012 5:52 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Isaac Lamb acknowledges that his five-minute, block-long choreographed build-up to a marriage proposal has upped the stakes for everyone who follows. “G...
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In today's job market, self-employment might be your best betJun 02, 2012 5:45 am - Jacob Lefton learned the blacksmith's trade in Europe. Restless, he'd left a low-paying job teaching gymnastics in Massachusetts to travel to Ukraine for an annual black...
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Review: A mapping contender emerges in MapQuestJun 02, 2012 5:45 am - ORO VALLEY, Ariz. — The summer travel season has arrived, and with gas prices going down, it's time to plan a road trip. For a Memorial Day weekend trip to Arizona, I ch...