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Panico takes starring, long-distance role in healthy choicesFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - As he approached Mile 21 in the New York City Marathon, his body was quitting. Santino Panico was only strides away from being finished. He had torn his hamstring five w...
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On immigration, Trump goes for it allFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Back in 2015, before the presidential primaries began, a voter asked candidate Donald Trump if he believed compromise should be part of politics. "Compromise is not a ba...
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Random acts of basketballFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - The occasional randomness can be good for the basketball soul. With that in mind, this week's edition of Eyes on Five looks at a little bit of everything. Of course, th...
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Feder: WXRT unplugs 'Jazz Transfusion' after 43 yearsFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - "Jazz Transfusion," a Sunday night staple on WXRT FM 93.1 for 43 years, is vanishing from the Entercom adult album alternative station. This weekend marks the final broa...
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Can Trump sustain newfound aura of gravitas?Feb 01, 2018 12:00 am - It was a good speech. Calm down. I said good. Despite talking for an hour and 20 minutes, the longest speech since Bill Clinton's much-mocked 2000 stemwinder, Donald Tr...
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Batavia mayor taking heat for downtown redevelopmentJan 31, 2018 10:00 pm - If you've been mayor of your community since 1981, you grow a fairly thick skin in terms of what people might say about you. Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke has had to pract...
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'Fathering' helps both kids and dads growJan 31, 2018 10:00 pm - Wondering how to give your kids that edge that will help them grow and develop to their fullest potential? A study reported in Psychology Today gives an important hint. ...
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Dynamically animated 'Bilal' fosters understanding of Islamic idealsJan 31, 2018 11:00 am - “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero” - ★ ★ ½ The exquisitely cinematic, dynamically animated adventure “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero” tells the fact-based story of a 7th-century s...
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Some creative tips for using leftover wineJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - Readers tell me all the time, "I don't know what to do with leftover wine." I feel your pain. Try as I might, it's nearly impossible for me to drink up all the good and ...
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Widescreen: 'The Post' shows Spielberg's wizardry on a smaller scaleJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - There is a tiny moment in best-picture Oscar nominee "The Post" - a blink-and-you'll-miss-it camera move - that brought me to tears when I saw it last weekend. I wasn't ...