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These top chefs can do their meals in 30 minutes, tooFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Rachael Ray has built an empire out of 30-minute meals, but she certainly hasn't cornered the market on paring down time in the kitchen. In "Fit and Fast" (Hatherleigh P...
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Instead of tricking your husband, why not be honest?Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I'm taking the year off to be at home with our new baby. My days are busy, but I'm pretty good about tidying up toward the end of the day so my husband comes home...
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Teens' efforts will help food pantry fight hungerFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - When a group of high school students announced last fall that they intended to raise $100,000 for the Palatine Township food pantry, some adults around them admitted the...
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Habitat still building houses despite the economyFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Not everyone is weeping over the shaky economy and dip in land values. Employees of Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Fox Valley are finding the decrease to be workin...
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For Ramirez, it really is none of our businessFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Good for Aramis Ramirez. Not because he raises roosters to fight in his native Dominican Republic, but for refusing to go into the issue in depth Tuesday. The Cubs' thir...
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Tanning salon treats its customers like familyFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - With everyone longing for a warm getaway this time of year, the folks at Cabana Tan along Randall Road in Crystal Lake want to make sure that if you do escape, you won't...
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NIU's Phillips draws strength from 'true greatness in people'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Phillips sounds like he swallowed the remnants of a pothole-repair effort. But neither the gravel in his throat nor the exhaustion in his limbs can compare to the pa...
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Coconut milk tasty, but high in fat and caloriesFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Is coconut milk high in saturated fat? A. Yes, regular coconut milk is extremely high in saturated fat, It is also high in calories. Just ½ cup contains rough...
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Geneva church helps to bring clean water to GuatemalansFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A small village on the west coast of Guatemala will have some pure drinking water soon, thanks to six members of Fox Valley Presbyterian Church in Geneva. Those six -- S...
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Austria's grapes the next big thing in wineFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Above and beyond sun, precipitation and all the vicissitudes of climate; more than gravel, clay and other variations of soil; before the myriad techniques of winegrowing...