Columns
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Oklahoma City Sonics? NBA should just say noFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- The Bulls were back at work Sunday, holding a light practice in the NBA's most unique environment. Seattle's Key Arena sits beneath the Space Needle, surround...
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This year vote and celebrate Fat Tuesday with treat on same dayFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - They're not on your ballot. They're definitely sweeter than most political candidates. And they pack a punch to the hips that's hard to miss. But who can resist a paczki...
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Renting vs. owning, listen to your gutFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am a 48-year-old divorced female. I have been renting for the last 10 years. My friends keep telling me that renting is "throwing your money away." But if I buy...
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Disputing mystery charge for car rental in MadridFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I'm trying to get a refund for my car-rental insurance and I could use a hand. My wife rented a car online through Alamo for pickup in Madrid. The agreement clear...
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'Blue Chips' helps athletes take the lead in giving backFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - As sports fans, we tend to view athletes as commodities. How good a player is he? How fast? How big? How strong? We observe them almost exclusively on game nights, and c...
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Weighing the pros and cons before casting an early voteFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - A former co-worker used to start each election day with that old saying, "vote early and often!" Well, these days, it's easy to do the first part of that adage. Early vo...
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Easter Seals Telethon moves from television to the World Wide WebFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After 25 years, the venerable Easter Seals Telethon has given way to the new generation who use the computer. The agency wanted to become better stewards of donated mone...
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An Esquire to rememberFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - p> The Esquire Restaurant, which operated in downtown Elgin from the late 1940s until the mid-1960s, was one of the city's busiest and most elegant restaurants of the ti...
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Healthy airport food is not an oxymoronFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Last month, before my daughter, Kaley, flew home from San Francisco, she headed over to the Ebisu restaurant on the international concourse and dined on udon noodles and...
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Batavia-Simeon thriller won't soon be forgottenFeb 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Everyone waking up Sunday morning and reading this column can put it down (just for a minute!) and go turn on ESPN Classic. Dave Roeske, who videotapes all Batavia's gam...