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Obama is facing a must-win situation in South CarolinaJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina has become a must-win state for Barack Obama. Whatever the outcome of Saturday's Democratic presidential primary here, the Illinois sena...
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Woman's resale shop brings back memoriesJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - After retiring from her job as an insurance agent in 2007, Pat Wegner found herself sitting in her empty Bensenville insurance office with a lot of time on her hands. "...
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Political game on road to President XLIV far from superJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - America has a wonderful method of winnowing the field of hopefuls until we are left with two football teams that will play in the Super Bowl. We're not nearly as efficie...
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PolyTalk enhances multicultural library communityJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - About four years ago, a staffer from the Lincoln Trail Libraries System (LTLS) based in Champaign, Ill., visited a local public library. A couple came in wanting to use...
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Spears has made a contribution in boosting the economyJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The most useful magazine journalism of the (still) new year comes to us not from the usual sources -- Newsweek, Time, etc. -- but from Portfolio, a business publication....
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Wife grieving overJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I have one lovely, preschool-age daughter. I have been angling for another child for about 18 months now, but my husband has said no consistently. This...
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The 2007 couch potato report cardJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a Maalox kind of year. But that's what it takes to build vocabulary. Today, everyone in America has a visceral understanding of the word "volatility." But when y...
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Signs, signs, more signs of election seasonJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I love the political campaign season, clever campaign slogans, endorsement ads and the free spirit of conversation they generate. I relish the debates, trying to unders...
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School program teaches, promotes good behavior in classJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - "I find life an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others," said Helen Keller, the renown deaf and blind American author, activist and lecturer. H...
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'Hunting Party' keeps on track despite GereJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - "The Hunting Party" -- I'm a sucker for flicks about cynical, alcoholic, crusading journalists, which is why I enjoyed "The Hunting Party," despite some glaring flaws. R...