All Stories from February 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Focus turns to baseball, bringing Carlin to mindFeb 11, 2013 4:30 am - The transition from winter toward spring and football toward baseball is an annual reminder of the late, great humorist George Carlin. Nobody articulated more insightful...
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Vital statisticsFeb 11, 2013 4:29 am - Megan McCarthy-Cook, 33, Hoffman Estates Height: 5 feet, 6 inches Starting weight: 282 Body fat: 48 percent BMI: 46.9 Body age: 41 Marianne Costales-Roman, 37, ...
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Gene shows who will have early hearing lossesFeb 11, 2013 4:26 am - So, maybe there were a few loud concerts over the years. You’ve always loved big fireworks shows. And you don’t always protect your ears when using the leaf blower. But ...
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Pope’s bombshell sends troubled church scramblingFeb 11, 2013 4:19 am - VATICAN CITY — With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, stunning the world by announcing his resignation Mo...
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Weekend in Review: Maine West abuse, horse neglect investigationFeb 11, 2013 4:15 am - Palatine residents reuniting soldier's family with WWII prayer book At the height of World War II in 1944, 11-year-old Claude Juin found a battered prayer book belo...
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Talk with the Editor: We're improving the video we offerFeb 11, 2013 4:15 am - One of the thrilling opportunities the digital age offers for journalism is the ability to tell stories with more than simply pictures and printed words. This is not par...
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Short, intense workouts gain in popularityFeb 11, 2013 4:14 am - Julie Ennis did not look like she was having fun. As she pushed at the weight machines, it was clear from her grimaces and groans that her muscles were working a lot har...
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Tough times for California bashersFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - Something about California sets conservative teeth on edge. In the Republican manual, liberal spending priorities married to an activist government cohabiting with a hed...
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The potager garden grows food, flowers, herbsFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - Romans were major gardeners in a time when most cultures were still hunting and gathering. But when the Roman Empire declined, much of Rome's agricultural development va...
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Fittest Loser contest adds Community ChallengeFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - This year a Community Challenge component has been added to the Fittest Loser Contest. In the Fittest Loser Community Challenge, which officially kicked off last week, a...