All Stories from November 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Michigan towns lure suburbanites with promise of relaxationNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - Harbor Country, as it is known just across the Indiana border into southwest Michigan, is only about 90 minutes away from Chicago's suburbs. But it's another mindset awa...
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Sunday picks: Meet Emily Dickinson in GrayslakeNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - Up to their gills Whether your aquariums feature freshwater or saltwater fish, the Aquatic Experience Chicago brings all of them together (plus an exclusive Live Sh...
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Dallas sites tied to JFK's killing still resonateNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - DALLAS — A 1930s-era movie theater. A county hospital. An old brick rooming house. A bustling airport. Sites associated with the assassination of President John F. Kenne...
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'Doctor Who' at 50: Charming but a little too alienNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — In television's vast universe, there is perhaps no acquired taste that is more difficult to acquire than the taste for “Doctor Who,” BBC's long-running sci-...
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A pre-Columbian stirrup pot — or is it?Nov 17, 2013 4:51 am - Q. Back in the day, my grandfather was a buyer for Wrigley Chewing Gum and he frequently visited South and Central America to buy, well, gum. He brought back from one su...
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Quarterback controversy? Not for Bears, there isn’tNov 17, 2013 4:37 am - Bears head coach Marc Trestman is doing everything possible to avoid giving the slightest impression of a quarterback controversy. Consider the way the conversation went...
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JFK mementoes kept 50 years mark awful dayNov 17, 2013 4:14 am - Associated Press DALLAS — The mementoes are everywhere, preserved for five decades by people who wish they could forget: Letters of grief and thanks, in a widow’s hand. ...
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The entrepreneurs of outrageNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - Among the saddest aspects of a political culture premised on the exaggeration and organization of grievances is the way policy debates get pulled into a vortex of parano...
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Voters must act to rebuild state reputationNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - Yes, We’ve had our “bananas.” There’s been lots of talk about the relative importance in the selection of “second banana,” the Illinois governor’s running mate. But fran...
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When it comes to sports coverage, you just can't winNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - OK, I'll admit I started the trouble. Opinion page czar Jim Slusher's weekly column was based on an embarrassing miscommunication among editors that resulted in no menti...