All Stories from December 8, 2012 (Change date)
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The greatest hoodie around, made in AmericaDec 08, 2012 6:31 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Early in October, I got a call from Bayard Winthrop, an entrepreneur who claimed to have created the world’s best hooded sweatshirt. Because I found ...
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Amazon launches Kindle content service for kidsDec 08, 2012 6:22 am - NEW YORK — Amazon is launching a subscription service for children’s games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices. Amazon.com...
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Targets of online criticism strike backDec 08, 2012 6:05 am - WASHINGTON — Angered by what she thought was shoddy work on her home, Fairfax, Va. resident Jane Perez did what has become the go-to form of retail vengeance in the Inte...
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Snowplow simulator offers rare chance to practiceDec 08, 2012 6:00 am - DALLAS — In an area that gets a mere 3 inches of snow a year, Dallas snowplow drivers live in fear of major winter storms like the one that crippled their city almost tw...
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Condo Talk: Who gets the surplus of a unit taken over by board?Dec 08, 2012 5:54 am - Q. Our association took possession of an owner’s unit after an eviction for nonpayment of assessments. The unit’s delinquency has been paid off, and the association cont...
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Raue Center for the Arts offers diverse array of holiday shows, concertsDec 08, 2012 5:48 am - Submitted by Raue Center for the Arts Get out of the cold and into Raue Center for the Arts. The theater has announced its holiday season that features a little somethin...
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Weekend picks: Calling all Lego lovers to CantignyDec 08, 2012 5:00 am - Lots of Legos The Northern Illinois Lego Train Club displays a wide variety of Lego creations at the annual Lego Holiday Show at Cantigny Park and First Division Mu...
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'American Lady' fine portrait of socialiteDec 08, 2012 5:00 am - At its heart, this engaging, gentle biography is a tale of how a particular slice of the other half lived — in today's parlance, that's the 2 percent — in the mid-20th c...
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Schaumburg woman to attempt world-record stair climbDec 08, 2012 4:52 am - Schaumburg’s Kristin Frey, one of the top-ranked female tower runners in the world, will join three others from across the nation to attempt a new world record in stair ...
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Cozy up to the fireplace with accessories, gift itemsDec 08, 2012 4:36 am - The holidays come at a good time of year for those who love fireplaces because there is a wide selection of fireplace-related gift items, ranging in price from $13.95 to...