Columns
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Democrats fear divisiveness is working in McCain's favorApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - For battle-weary Democrats, the big news out of Pennsylvania is pretty simple: Their nightmare continues. In the seven weeks between the Texas and Ohio primaries in ear...
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Students spread lesson about keeping tires inflatedApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Earth Day has been transformed into Earth Week in many places as people work together to save our environment and stop global warming. Lincoln Middle School, 700 W. Lin...
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Online discourse powerful, but more civility would be niceApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Online 'comments' let readers react immediately, restrained only by their good manners. Unfortunately, some writers don't have much restraining them. I am sometimes at a...
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Funeral solution shows there's something about St. MaryApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - With Mother's Day approaching, Joy Morris of Huntley wanted to fulfill her mom's last wish. "I made this promise to my mom," Morris says, recalling their conversation af...
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Elementary District 21 announces staff excellence awardsApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board gave out biannual awards last week to staff members nominated by their building principals. The Celebrating Excellence...
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Marketing can get your business rolling, even in a tough economyApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The good news is that you probably won't have to increase marketing expenditures to snare additional market share this spring, especially if your competitors have made a...
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Author tells of life during Cultural RevolutionApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Born during the Chinese New Year Festival, she was, according to tradition, destined to be a beggar or a queen. Her father gave her a name that meant lucky and beautiful...
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Adjust your spending, not your investingApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am a Couch Potato investor. From regular news stories -- and some of your columns -- one might deduce the financial end is near. Should I stay the course or trim th...
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Five lures make a lasting legacyApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I had just returned from a great fishing trip to Costa Rica. I called Daily Herald sports copy editor Aaron Gabriel to inform him I was sending him another column when ...
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Helping you find summer eventsApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The past few weeks, staff here at the Daily Herald have started gathering information on summer events. We've been stockpiling the basics on events like the Hoffman Esta...