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Stunning Beatles musical looks fab on DVDFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A veritable truckload of DVDs hits store shelves today. Let's take a look at some of the highlights. "Across the Universe" (two-disc deluxe edition: Like any good Ge...
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Great coach, deplorable human beingFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - This was a nice compromise. Bobby Knight was still coaching, which provided college basketball with a compelling cartoon character. But he was what seemed like light yea...
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Punishing the people in Gaza feeds extremismFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - How would Jews feel if a large segment of their population were under siege for months by a more powerful military government because of the actions of a few? If they ca...
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Be careful of the volume on iPod earbudsFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Earbuds are not more dangerous than traditional headphones, but teenagers are notorious for turning the volume way up. The couple was new to my practice, having recent...
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Lisle photographer honored with village's 2008 Spirit AwardFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Winners of the Lisle Spirit Award all demonstrate that a "can-do" outlook goes a long way toward making a positive impact on a community. Lisle Mayor Joseph Broda establ...
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Police work has come a long way since Brown's murdersFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a Saturday morning. There was snow on the ground. Chicagoans were awakened to some terrible news. Several people had been corralled into the back room of a subur...
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Teacher gives 'great' school reunion partiesFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Ask most kids to think about school, let alone a reunion of classmates on a weekend, and chances are the reaction might be tepid. That's far from the case with teacher A...
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If you're looking for Super commercials, Coke is itFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - A dreary proficiency reigned over most of Super Bowl XLII -- and especially the Super Bowl ads. While the game had one of the most exciting climaxes in NFL history, the ...
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Public airing of Israel's failings a sign of strengthFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - With a small population, narrow borders, and nearby enemy nations and terrorist entities calling for its eradication, Israel has always depended on a policy of forceful ...
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Some memory loss can be curedFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My wife, who is 68 years old, is having short-term memory loss. She has had a CT scan and MRI of the brain. No abnormalities were detected. She has seen a neurolo...