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Mom would like you to help othersApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Mother's Day is May 11, so it's time to start planning. Mom might appreciate something from the fair trade movement. Volunteers around the world work to help people in d...
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Associations need to face troubled times square onApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - In the 1992 presidential election, one of the slogans that seemed to strike a cord with most people was, "It's the economy, stupid...". Sixteen years later, it seems lik...
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Appreciating the Bears first-round draft choiceApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - It takes maturity to appreciate the Bears' first-round draft choice. Most years a football fan would say, "An offensive lineman? They took a freakin" offensive lineman? ...
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Jacobs proving it will be Valley contenderApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The Jacobs baseball team flew under the radar early this season, partly because of ominous radar returns. Persistent bad weather on game days kept the Golden Eagles from...
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Expect Bears to hold that lineApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Bears general manager Jerry Angelo always has placed a premium on drafting linemen early -- on both sides of the ball -- and that will be a common theme league-wide this...
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Teamwork is key for Destination Imagination factionApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Think of them as a brainier version of the cast of characters in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. After more than eight months of teamwork and hundreds of hours of...
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Three track heroes establish marks that stand the test of timeApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Two things will happen this weekend that figure prominently on my personal calendar. I start getting serious about high school track and field again, and I clean and put...
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From worst fears to cheers for Taylor's familyApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Laurie Radtke was trying to be calm, trying not to panic as she awaited what she feared would be word her little girl would need yet another brain surgery. "Pray for us ...
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Elk Grove mayor: We won't secedeApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village won't join in all that secession talk. Mayor Craig Johnson said the village has no interest in fleeing Cook County for DuPage County. A portion of the...
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Counteroffer nulls the original offerApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The law states that a prospective home buyer's offer immediately becomes void when a seller makes a formal counteroffer, but it's a good idea for the buyer to still foll...