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Constable: Disabled skaters save Olympic-style competitionFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - Some kids, and probably a few adults, cried. They couldn't believe Special Olympics Illinois, citing dwindling numbers of ice skaters, proclaimed that last year's annual...
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Lenders who prey on veterans hurt other home buyers as wellFeb 16, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Could predatory lending practices affecting veterans also be inflating interest rates paid by thousands of unsuspecting homebuyers using FHA loans? The answ...
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Insurance company rejects electrical fusesFeb 16, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The home I'm selling is very old and the main electric panel contains fuses rather than circuit breakers. The buyer's home inspector says the electrical system is not...
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How suburban college students hope to solve desert cold caseFeb 16, 2018 4:00 am - Aspiring model Ryan Singleton vanished in July 2013 while driving through California's Mojave Desert on a trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. When joggers found the 24-y...
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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...