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O'Donnell: Could Iowa legal action block Sox-Yankees 'Field of Dreams' game?Aug 09, 2019 1:00 am - THEY MOWED PARADISE and put up a "Field of Dreams." And now they're going to further disrupt some bucolic lifestyles by bringing an MLB game between the White Sox and th...
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Wife owes husband the truth about boring family gatheringsAug 08, 2019 11:00 pm - By Carolyn Hax Q. My husband's family is fanatical about spending time together. They are generally pleasant, but we have nothing in common, so events are mostly just si...
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Crawdad or crayfish? Meet this resourceful freshwater crustaceanAug 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Earlier this year, a school class caught young crayfish during our pond study class. Crayfish are types of crustaceans that also include shrimp, crabs, and lobsters. So,...
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How adding Sunday hours boosts business for Geneva thrift shopAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - It took some time to convince him, but Bernie Schlameuss eventually gave in to the notion that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to open the shop he manages on Sunday...
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Sound check: John Mayer ditches the Company for solo Chicago showsAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - John Mayer and more at the United Center When John Mayer first hit commercial acclaim in the early 2000s with "Room for Squares," the acoustic singer-songwriter off...
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Constable: Just how good are poll's most satisfying job (singer) and least (radio/TV producer)?Aug 08, 2019 5:30 am - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones have made more than a satisfactory living singing hit songs including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." But according t...
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Feder: Reader to host 'Love Letter to Chicago Journalism'Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader is counting on the gratitude and generosity of local journalists to help jump-start its latest fundraising effort, Robert Feder writes. The independe...
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In era of division, we can read too much into a headlineAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - It is hard for me to read some of the reaction to a derided New York Times headline without a smirk, a sigh and a forlorn shake of the head. The controversy begins with ...
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A red flag in DixieAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - As the entire nation reeled from the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, South Carolinians were met with news that a local teen had made violent, raci...
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Keys to nurturing kids: Self-control, praise, teachAug 07, 2019 11:00 pm - Some of our favorite family stories have to do with our youngest daughter and her childhood zest for life. For example, there was the time at age 5 she decided she was ...