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Gambling on Forsberg too risky for BlackhawksFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Give Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon credit for his continued pursuit of free-agent center Peter Forsberg, but it would seem there are much better ways to spend t...
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Boy Scouts to receive medals from cardinalFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Seven local Boy Scouts from three different troops will join together Sunday morning at St. Raymond Catholic Church, at Elmhurst Avenue and Lincoln Street in Mount Prosp...
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Friend shows her insensitivityFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have a friend/colleague who believes antidepressants are overprescribed, unnecessary and dangerous. She has a tendency to bring this up at gatherings, which starts ...
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Salon hits nail on the head with manicuresFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Last weekend, I decided to stop in for a quick manicure at a place I'd never been before. Because I'd seen a coupon in a local mailing for Polished Nail Salon & Boutique...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...
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Female champions of fly fishingFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The late Jim Chapralis was serious when he informed me that women are taking to fly fishing as seriously as shopping for shoes. He joked that, in his opinion, female fl...
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New Dial-A-Ride program to debutFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Dundee Township senior citizens and handicapped residents soon will have more ways to get around. A 24-hour Dial-A- Ride service from Pace is scheduled to begin Saturday...
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Media group helps people tell 'other side' of the storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - How do you help people tell their story effectively? In the late 1960s, a turbulent time in Chicago, Hank De Zutter was an education writer at the Chicago Daily News. He...
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Official takes to stage for yearly 'standup' routineFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - What a difference a year makes. Last year, calling the new Arlington Heights Village Hall the "Taj Mahal" was not funny. This year, it's hilarious. Local attorney and S...
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Strike's end leaves TV status quo intactFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The writers' strike is over, but viewers can't escape "American Gladiator" or the new winter edition of "Big Brother" just yet. The wheels of the entertainment industry ...