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Fox converts Super Bowl into Golden GlobesJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Along about 5 p.m. Sunday, it's likely to come as a surprise to some people that there's actually a football game to be played. Fox has this year's Super Bowl coverage, ...
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The scale likes RichterJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - When Dylan Richter's friends attempt to raid the refrigerator at his house, they're stopped in their tracks by all the photos that wallpaper the outside. They chronicle ...
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Think you're a gambling whiz? It's probably all luckJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Think you beat the game? Here's another name for it I'm going to utter a timeless phrase that has influenced anybody who's ever wagered 5 cents on anything. The phrase ...
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Women presented to Polish societyJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - • Alexandra Golota of Northbrook; Nina Kwiatkowska of Park Ridge; Anna Majka of Harwood Heights; and Marysia Szpindor Watson of South Barrington will be presented to the...
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Ask adviser for research to support suggestionsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am going to retire in 2009. The financial adviser for my company has told me that he doesn't like index funds for retirement. He says they are fine in the accumulat...
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Schools, railway keep village hoppingJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Between the Prairie Creek Amphitheater and the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, things are buzzing on the village's west side. Monday was my first trip to Lincoln Elemen...
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Shoveling service available for Wheeling seniorsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Older residents of Wheeling may be eligible to get their snow cleared for free with a new program. The senior center in town offers a snow-shoveling program with the he...
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Misplaced 'Faith' mars treacly new legal seriesJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The Lord works in mysterious ways, it's true, but what strange god comes to his worshipers in the form of George Michael? That's the sort of intangible hooey a viewer ge...
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Fly fishing can provide those precious momentsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The old rental boat gently nudged the shoreline, and I that's when I began to wonder what Irv had in mind. My young brain didn't get the fact my father was going to sho...
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Best bet is to steer clear of rumorsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Last week my husband and I had dinner with a good friend and her "new" boyfriend (of eight months -- "Bob" always had a conflict when we tried to make plans before th...