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Photo display introduces children to Anne FrankMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Anne Frank kept a diary of her life from age 13 to 15. Unlike most girls her age, Anne's life during this period was confined to a "secret annex" on the upper floors of ...
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St. Charles East grad gets hands dirtyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Maggie Zimmerman would like to clean up her act, but the 2005 graduate of St. Charles East literally has too much dirt piling up on her. Zimmerman has been traveling thr...
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Race between Clinton and Obama is about identity, not policyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elections can be about policy, personality or identity. The race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is surely not about policy. The differences between the two are...
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Planning Midwest getaway with friends from EnglandMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We really need your help. Friends of ours from England will be visiting us Sept. 27 through Oct. 7. They are like us and do not like to sit around and just visit....
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Check out learning trips for teens by National GeographicMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Adults are not the only intrepid travelers who like to learn as they go. This summer, National Geographic is offering a variety of summer expeditions for high school stu...
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From bins to bottles, hotels selling their own itemsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I realized I had become a design-aholic when I started lusting after my hotel room's garbage can. Granted, it was a very stylish affair, made of stainless steel and erec...
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Hulu offers good online viewing of showsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The major television networks and movie studios, tired of seeing their programming pirated online, have been gradually moving to offer it via legal Web sites and downloa...
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Great things to do during spring break right around hereMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Here in Geneva, kids have four more days of school until more than a week of freedom beckons. Believe me, they're ready for the break. But are the parents? Some people (...
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'Interference' can be found in so many interesting formsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - You'd have thought I was asking for a copy of the "Pentagon Papers" or Prince Harry's latest military assignment. Nothing that interesting. Just a simple traffic ticket....
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Defining simple and compound interestMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am perplexed at what appears to be a nomenclature problem that the mortgage industry has created with its definition of simple-interest mortgage. Aren't most mo...