All Stories from March 2, 2013 (Change date)
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Iditarod kicks off with ceremonial startMar 02, 2013 1:16 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Mushers and their dogs are taking a leisurely jaunt through Anchorage in the ceremonial start of Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The 1,000-mi...
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Ceremony for Monitor sailors stirs familial tiesMar 02, 2013 1:15 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — A century and a half after USS Monitor sank, the interment of two unknown crewmen found in the Civil War ironclad’s turret is bringing together people fr...
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Mystery of the Chinese zombie YaliesMar 02, 2013 12:38 pm - BEIJING — U.S. universities have responded to China’s exploding demand for American higher education with branch campuses and aggressive recruiting. Now, some are trying...
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Quincy Notre Dame denies Vernon Hills state titleMar 02, 2013 11:41 am - NORMAL — It wasn’t as if the Vernon Hills girls basketball team didn’t come ready to play Saturday. The Cougars did. But there aren’t many teams in the state — in fact t...
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Naperville restaurant reopens after Friday night fireMar 02, 2013 11:36 am - The Naperville restaurant shut down Friday evening because of a kitchen fire opened for normal hours Saturday, employees said. Traverso’s, an Italian restaurant, lou...
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Huntley girls leave with high hopes for the futureMar 02, 2013 11:00 am - NORMAL — Don't think for one minute that the Huntley girls basketball team left Redbird Arena here Saturday night hanging their collective heads. Not a chance. OK, so th...
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Hawks’ Bickell making his pointsMar 02, 2013 10:40 am - Blackhawks left winger Bryan Bickell will try to stay hot Sunday against Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. Bickell has points in three of the last four games, including his th...
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Third-period flurry can’t save WolvesMar 02, 2013 10:17 am - SAN ANTONIO — A third-period flurry wasn’t enough, as the Chicago Wolves fell 4-2 to the San Antonio Rampage on Saturday night at AT&T Center. Center Andrew Ebbett notch...
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Hawks' Hossa proud to join 1,000-game clubMar 02, 2013 10:00 am - There's only one Marian Hossa. The man with the long stride, long reach, long stick and commanding dressing room presence will play his 1,000th career game Sunday, fitti...
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Sassone joins Northern Star's Hall of FameMar 02, 2013 10:00 am - DeKALB — Veteran hockey writer Tim Sassone, who has covered the Blackhawks for the Daily Herald since 1988, was inducted Saturday into the Northern Star Hall of Fame. Th...