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Woman earns honors from WCC, LionsFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Rhonda Sleezer, a 12-year resident of Sugar Grove, is the Waubonsee Community College featured alumnus for February. She was also recently honored with the distinguished...
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Mimi's boasts appealing look on outside, food and warmth insideFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - With three hungry little girls in tow, I'll admit I barely glanced at the outside of the restaurant. I was more worried about how long the wait inside of the new Mimi's ...
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Experienced bakers, cooks can teach us muchFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Occasionally, a trip down memory lane can set a casual conversation ablaze with food stories from our childhoods. This tried-and-true party icebreaker tends to attract t...
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Buckwheat flour gets thumbs-up for fiber contentFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I've seen buckwheat pancakes on several breakfast menus lately. Are they lower in calories than regular pancakes? A. Although buckwheat flour contains about 1...
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Odds aren't good for car vs. trainFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Sooner or later, motorists realize that Gilberts is a train town. The tracks that run across Route 72, Mill Street, Freeman and Big Timber roads weren't abandoned and fo...
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Popular diet book fat with misinformationFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My grandmother was an advocate of fresh air, exercise and eating fresh foods in the 1930s, way before it was fashionable. My mother, formerly a nurse, listened to...
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Desperate for green? Think East DundeeFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Never fear. This wee bit of white that keeps covering up the green of our lawns will be no match for the luck of the Irish in just a couple of weeks. Move over, Groundho...
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How do animals like bears sleep away the winter?Feb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Emily Dunne, 6, a first-grader at William L. Thompson School in Lake Villa, asked, "How do animals like bears sleep all winter long? How do they stay alive when they don...
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Skater urges Westfield kids to dream bigFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - You should have seen the looks on the kids' faces at Westfield School when alum and award-winning pairs skater Rockne Brubaker, 21, chatted with them about following the...
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Students ready to shake it upFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Any sixth-grader who's had Mary Jean Bankmann for language arts knows one of the first rules of the classroom: all must hail to the king. That would be "king" as in Elvi...