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For Cubs, another year of strange spring happeningsMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs partied instead of playing baseball on St. Paddy's Day. They'll get back to action today, so this would be a good time to take a look back at a ...
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For 3 weeks anyway, we can ignore the trashMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The NCAA Tournament is a prime example of the remarkable capacity sports fans and sports media have for suspending their values. It's like accepting a Rolex as a gift fr...
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Little creative touches really do mean a lotMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It's the little things that count. I was reminded of life's simple joys through the eyes of my grandnephews when my niece and her family visited Thursday from Muncie, In...
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He makes this must-see tee to greenMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With all due respect to football, if the next month isn't the most spectacular time of year in sports, you'd be hard pressed to find better. The NCAA conference tourname...
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Compelling 'Atonement' gets worthy treatment on DVDMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - "Atonement" "Atonement," based on Ian McEwan's brilliant novel, has everything you'd want in a British period drama: lush countryside estates, arch dialogue, class fric...
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Fees over the long term can devastate a portfolioMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - No one wants to be at the bottom of the heap. We want to be above average at everything, including investing. That's why we spend billions every year, hoping to find a s...
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Best Blinds franchise brings its mobile showroom to homesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Best Blinds, a growing window treatment company, is starting to cover this area. Brothers Karl and Lawrence Mueller recently launched the first Best Blinds franchise in ...
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'Carter's Way' doesn't hit all the right notesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Like a composer weaving together multiple melodies to create a symphonic poem, playwright/director Eric Simonson weaves together several themes in "Carter's Way." This ...
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128 teams? Give me a break, BobbyMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Madness. It's what March is all about to college basketball fans. But another sort of madness reared its ugly head on Selection Sunday, and it came from former-coach-tur...
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'Miss Guided' finds its sense of direction -- if little elseMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - TV isn't normally a director's medium, but it does tend to be a medium that favors comedy, and comedy is timing, so sometimes a director is key, even on TV. That turns o...