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Leapin' largemouth, it's an extra fish fry FridayFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Some of you will bless this extra day which, thanks to leap year, gives some of us an extra paycheck atop the gift of an extra 24 hours. But I know many of you will jus...
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St. James construction complicates 'Cinderella'Feb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Seventh-grader Maddy Kelly of Arlington Heights, has performed in a variety of musicals through Setting the Stage Children's Theater Workshop, as well as in productions ...
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Prez? Sipes seems the typeFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a presidential election year and, like many of us, Grayslake Central boys basketball coach Tim Bowen is thinking politics more than usual. In fact, he already knows...
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Skaters to test their mettle in international contestsFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A long tradition of winning got even longer this season for the Chicago Jazz, a synchronized skating club whose home base is Rolling Meadows. Two of its teams have again...
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Time to put on the green for St. Patrick's Day partyFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Senior Advisory Council's annual St. Patrick's Day Party will be March 16 at Manzo's Banquets, 1571 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plaines. This party is open...
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Those little blackjack mistakes add upFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - I just returned from a Caribbean cruise. One of the men at our evening dinner table was also a frequent blackjack player in the casino, and I mentioned I had written a b...
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SIPS can be added for efficiencyFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Exactly what are insulated SIPS panels for houses? I want to add an efficient apartment to my house for my elderly mother. Can SIPS be used for large room additions o...
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Queen of Rosary in regional science fairFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - • The following students from Queen of the Rosary School, Elk Grove Village, will participate in a regional level science fair March 12 at Fairview South Middle School i...
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CPR revives cell phones, iPods that are in need of life supportFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - If you've been without your cell phone, you know how lost you feel without it. A growing franchise realizes this concept and is starting to open stores in the area to fi...
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Bill James retrieves his wand from baseball's storage binsFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Here's an early entrant for baseball's Comeback of the Year: none other than stats guru Bill James. James, of course, changed the game with his annual "Abstracts" in th...