Columns
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Mundelein woman sticks to her political beliefsApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - She's been flipped-off and cut-off, pointed at and laughed at. But others have given her the "thumbs-up" or honked with approval. Some people wear their heart on their...
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Reading to kids is multiply beneficialApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It was years ago. My boys were little, but I still remember the play date at a McDonald's Playland. "Have you seen the new 'Charlotte's Web' video?" asked one mom. No on...
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Crede situation best example of how business hurts baseballApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Crede's situation illustrates just how much the unavoidable business of baseball stinks. Everything else about the game is great, from the first inning to the last a...
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Volunteer lauded for driving seniorsApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Bob Schwermer of Arlington Heights has a growing fan club. Seniors living throughout the Northwest suburbs know they can depend on him to get them to their medical and d...
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Gay friend feels slightedApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Not long ago, a good friend of mine asked me to be a groomsman. Since I adore both him and the bride, I readily agreed. I thought it a bit odd that there was no r...
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Come November, Illinois voters could say, 'Yes, we con con'Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The word of the year for 2008 has to be "change." It's been shouted from the mountaintops of the presidential campaigns where candidates promise something better. And it...
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Bears set camps schedule; Kelley rules Big Ten in floor exApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The stars of tomorrow will have stars in their eyes when they attend the Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps. The non-contact camps for ages 6 to 14 will be held in June ...
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Two 40-somethings start T-shirt line to celebrate lifeApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Andrea Foreman-Brook and Alisa Bay, best friends for more than 20 years, have gone through blind dates, weddings, pregnancies and business together. Their most recent en...
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'American Masters' revives Hurston's work -- and personalityApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Zora Neale Hurston is primarily known as the author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," which has turned out to be one of the most influential novels of the 20th century....
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Day-Lewis has his day in 'There Will Be Blood'Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "There Will Be Blood" (two-disc collector's edition) -- A couple of years remain in this first decade of the 21st century, but I'm calling the race anyway: Daniel Da...