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Babcock McGraw: First Amendment weighing heavy on sports worldSep 09, 2016 1:00 am - If San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wants to sit or kneel for the national anthem before his games, let him. It's certainly tacky and disrespectful, but ...
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Jackson: Expedition to Cuba catches more than fishSep 08, 2016 10:05 am - CAYO CRUZ, Cuba - I truly never understood what geopolitics meant to the average person. Even with my two college degrees I am puzzled by what an economist does to just...
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Dodgeball competition will raise funds for librarySep 08, 2016 6:30 am - Coming up with a different concept for a local fundraiser is easier said than done, considering so many different themes and ideas have been tried. The Geneva Library Fo...
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Actress Lana Wood comes to Park Ridge for 'The Searchers'Sep 08, 2016 6:20 am - Wood at the Pickwick Actress Lana Wood, sister of the late Natalie Wood, will appear at a 60th anniversary screening of John Ford's classic western "The Searchers" at 7 ...
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'He-Man' hits suburbia in Fox's jokey 'Son of Zorn'Sep 08, 2016 6:00 am - The network that brought you "The Simpsons," "Family Guy" and "Bob's Burgers" is bringing another animated show - sort of - to the Sunday lineup this fall, and Fox is ge...
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Lester: Harris, others left out of meeting on replacing MurphySep 08, 2016 5:40 am - By Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com Local Republican officials are meeting to choose a replacement for departing state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine, but only one can...
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Constable: Who wore No. 17 better? Bryant or Grace?Sep 08, 2016 5:00 am - Throughout the 1990s, Mark Grace wore No. 17 as he played first base for the Chicago Cubs. The blue lettering on his jersey brought out the blue in his eyes, and Grace b...
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Wauconda football team brings teamwork to learningSep 08, 2016 1:00 am - The days get long for high school athletes. Really long. They are up early for school, even earlier if there is a morning practice or lifting session in the weight room....
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Topping off a summer of tastings with a rundown of the topsSep 07, 2016 11:00 pm - We're still Number One! In 2013, the U.S. became the world's leading wine buyer; in 2016, fine wine sales are still on the rise, with a potential 13 percent increase pre...
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'Seas' the oyster varieties at Oyster Bah in ChicagoSep 07, 2016 11:00 pm -