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Hey, Marriott, where are my frequent-flier miles?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Marriott is holding 25,000 of my frequent-flier miles and I need your help getting them back. In December 2006, we signed up for a promotion through United Airlin...
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Immigrant faced many tests in 1908 ElginFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - With over one-third of the nation's new immigrants in 1908 coming to Illinois, according to reports, there were bound to be some assimilation issues, and Elgin was no ex...
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Love for animals inspires woman to become a vetFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - There are people born knowing what they want to do with their lives, and people who are well into adulthood by the time they know what they want to be when they "grow up...
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Lenovo ThinkPad is designed very wellFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing these words on a new laptop computer that packs a full-size screen and keyboard into a body that's quite thin and light. And it has a solid-state drive with...
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Helping one another heal can take timeFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - For many of you, this weekend has been a challenge as your Northern Illinois University student or friend goes back to a campus forever changed by a single gunman's last...
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Community network sponsoring filmsFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The Elgin Community Network on Tuesday will launch a series of special film screenings about sustainable communities. Following on its very successful showing of "An Inc...
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Inspired by a woman's leadership - as long as it's provided by a manFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, I got a sarcastic e-mail from a Hillary supporter. She forwarded a crack made by Howard Wolfson, Clinton's media man, about Obama. "Senator Clinton," he scof...
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Two new cruise ships cater to polar oppositesFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Two new cruise ships launched in the past months, and it would be hard to imagine how much different they could be in look and feel. On Cunard's Queen Victoria (www.cuna...
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New referral site gets an 'A' for effortFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Five years ago, I wrote an article on Internet mortgage referral sites, six of which I examined with some care. In 2007, Loan.com joined the group, claiming a unique dis...
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Airlines' new cash cow causes fliers to beefFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - If you plan to do much flying this year, you might want to think about dumping the old bag. No, I'm not advocating leaving the missis or the mister. I'm talking about th...