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Signs of hope in a new era of realismFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - We are beginning to see, I hope, what it means to be an American citizen: you can't be too dogmatic, and we need to accept differences and extend to everyone the opportu...
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Infrastructure spending won't transform AmericaFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - "MASON CITY. To get there you follow Highway 58, going northeast out of the city, and it is a good highway and new." - Robert Penn Warren, "All the King's Men" (1946) Ap...
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Suburban company has a firm grip on aircraft 'black box'Feb 16, 2018 12:00 am - When Gene DeMuro steps onto a commercial jet, he's likely to tell you exactly where his company's products are on board that aircraft. And while you probably won't see o...
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Watch and clock technology have been evolving for centuriesFeb 15, 2018 10:00 pm - “How do the mechanisms in a watch work?” asked a young member of the Schaumburg Township District Library Writing Club. Going back in time, hundreds of years before the ...
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Waking up from winter: How dormancy and hibernation differFeb 15, 2018 10:00 pm - Ever take a nap on a dark winter day and sleep so hard you don't know what hit you? Or, are you the kind of person who can catch a few winks here and there, catnapping t...
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Delightfully animated 'Early Man' falls prey to lack of originalityFeb 15, 2018 5:00 am - “Early Man” - ★ ★ ½ Pixar has its “Cars.” Now Aardman Animations has its “Early Man.” Both movies come from innovative, world-class filmmaking institutions known for th...
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Widescreen: Remarkable 'Florida Project' depicts a little-known facet of American lifeFeb 15, 2018 5:00 am - At the end of the month, my family will make its annual pilgrimage to Walt Disney World. For a week, we'll relax in our French Quarter-themed hotel, indulge in Citrus Sw...
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Marching in the wrong paradeFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer France had its Napoleon and so still celebrates glorious parades down the Champs Elysees. Russia had Stalin, watching with cruel eyes over the mili...
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Feder: P.F. Chang's wraps up ABC 7's Olympics snafuFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - An embarrassing blunder for WLS-Channel 7 has turned into a golden marketing opportunity for P.F. Chang's, Robert Feder writes. The restaurant chain has seized on the sn...
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A productive season doesn't always require long playoff runFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - The high school basketball season is over. Well, not entirely over. For many DuPage County girls teams the season has ended. Timothy Christian and IC Catholic remain ali...