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Staying strong 10 years after brain tumor diagnosisMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - It's not often a note comes to me with a positive update about a person dealing with a brain tumor whom I wrote about 10 years ago. Next month, it will be a decade since...
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Teens' big dreams often provoke parentsMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - When in doubt, do nothing. A friend of mine has turned this platitude into a major strength in the parenting of his teenage sons. Teens love to dream big dreams. They ...
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Buffalo Grove High School students all in for day of serviceMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - A funny thing happened to sixth-grader Vincent Diliberto on his way to lunch last week at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights. He and his friends found a line of s...
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Music notes: Spend St. Pat's Day with Blake Shelton at Rosemont's AllstateMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - Blake 'Round Here Oklahoma-born superstar Blake Shelton is known as much for his down-home TV persona on the “The Voice” as he is for his party-country rock. Spend your ...
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Animator from West Chicago gives 'Beauty and the Beast' a visual boostMar 14, 2017 5:30 am - Visual effects artist Matthew Doll hails from a West Chicago family of MDs. His parents, Mark and Marie, plus his brothers, Merrick and Mike, all share the initials MD. ...
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Arnold Palmer Invitational goes on without its namesakeMar 14, 2017 1:01 am - ORLANDO, Fla. - Tuesday is usually the quiet day at PGA Tour stops. It's the time when players have the course and practice facilities to themselves to get ready for the...
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A biblical obligation to protect resourcesMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - One of our most beloved anthems is "God Bless America;" we know how true it is in both hope and affirmation. God has blessed our country beyond measure, "from the mounta...
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Congress' grizzly betrayalMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - In its zeal to repeal, the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to overturn a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule forbidding the baiting, trapping and "denning" ...
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In the end, turnovers prove costly to Jacobs more than anythingMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - Jacobs didn't get the shot it wanted in the end, but Fremd had a lot to with that. Trailing by the eventual final score of 36-35 with 4.2 seconds left in Tuesday's Class...
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Stay in touch with emotionally abused friendMar 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. We have a friend, "Allen," who has recently lost touch with us and who we believe is being manipulated and emotionally abused by his significant other. Over the cour...