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Homemade clothes don't have to look 'old'Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter is 20 years old and doesn't want me to sew for her anymore because she says the clothes I make for her are too "old looking." I need help with a younger l...
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New DVDs this weekMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - "No Country for Old Men" Javier Bardem portrays a heartless killer who eliminates anyone in his path as he travels across Texas in this Academy Award winner for Best Pic...
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Student film fest offer something new for movie goersMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Have you already seen all of this year's Academy Award-nominated films and are looking for something new and different at the movies? Tonight is a rare opportunity to se...
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'Horton' is violent and long, I confess; but beats out the other cinema messMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A Dr. Seuss story is a Dr. Seuss story, no matter how small. And it inspires an engaging movie for the entire family, regardless of how much padding it takes to justify ...
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In-floor radiant heating efficient, easy to installMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I want to install electric in-floor radiant heating in several rooms. Can this type of heat be installed easily under carpet or hardwood? I know it is comfortable, bu...
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A jaunt through Huntley's Irish past -- and presentMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - With St. Patrick's Day coming up, I decided this week to look into Huntley's own Irish past and faith and begorrah if I didn't come across some fascinating facts! Actua...
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Notice anything different? Predictions game loses a playerMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Something is not right today. I feel a little strange. For many years, I spent this particular week pounding out a massive state boys basketball tournament column. And I...
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U-46 honors more good Samaritan studentsMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago, I wrote about Elgin High School senior Abe Lopez, who received a distinguished President's Volunteer Award for bringing Pay it Forward tours to school. No...
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The Adams Family: HBO does John, Abigail and founding fathers proudMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The founding fathers, so forbidding as historical figures, come to life in all their contradictory complexity, their courageousness, self-sacrifice and mortal dread, in ...
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You, too, can dance like the starsMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Ballroom dancing has enjoyed a renaissance recently with the popularity of shows like "Dancing with the Stars." I mean if someone like Marie Osmond or Jerry Springer ca...