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Crime thriller a triumph for Coen brothersMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - "No Country for Old Men" -- After two lightweight offerings, the Coen brothers return to form in stunning fashion with "No Country for Old Men," which recently snagg...
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Problematic issue of what to do about the embargo on CubaMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - On Dec. 29, 1962, 11 months before he was murdered by an advocate for Fidel Castro's regime (Lee Harvey Oswald had distributed propaganda on a New Orleans street for the...
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Self-described 'beach bum' opens first area Tropical Smoothie CafeMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Brian Guinter is attempting to bring the tropics to Barrington and beyond. Customers will find indoor palm trees, island-inspired murals and tiki hut canopies at Tropica...
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'Gilmore' creator returns to sitcom roots with 'Jezebel James'Mar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Oy with the sitcoms already. Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic gets as irked as anyone over the prevalent sameness of television. That's why when a show that breaks t...
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It's March, so here's some madnessMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Everywhere else, March Madness refers to postseason tournament excitement. Around these fallow parts, it represents the following bits of news, notes, conjecture and com...
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Mini-triathlon for kids in the works for park districtMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Last summer, the Arlington Heights Park District staff taught swimming to more than 8,000 children in the community, while another 700 swam competitively on its differen...
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World is Cubs' oyster … if not the new ownerMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Uh-oh, now we might really have to secure America's borders. Stop terrorists? Good idea. Stop sports capitalists? Even better. Forget Comiskey Park whenever it is that W...
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Blackhawks' projects with youth help keep name in spotlightMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks have become a major player in the promotions department. Just look at the excitement generated Friday night by the return of legends Bobby Hull and Stan M...
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Legacy distribution drains years of savingsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the late 1960s, The New York Times declared that we had entered the age of "people's capitalism." The paper cited the broad increase in mutual fund and stock ownershi...
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Antioxidants can help blunt the damage of chemotherapyMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Can antioxidants improve outcomes for patients undergoing treatment for cancer? Although the medical research is far from conclusive, there is increasing evidence judici...