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Simply no accountabilityJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Tuesday defined why I vote for Mark McGwire for the Hall of Fame. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and players union chief Don Fehr appeared before Congress....
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It's not hard to write about city's many projectsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A reader asked recently if I ever have writer's block. Quite frankly, my challenge every week is to stay focused on one topic. I call it "Naperville writer's curse." B...
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Illinois may be better than record indicates , but only wins will prove itJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - When the NCAA Tournament committee evaluates a team's résumé, it usually turns the page immediately when it sees five-game losing streaks and 0-4 conference starts. But ...
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Striving for new HeightsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - What started out as a little glass shop in downtown Arlington Heights has altered its product and customer base to grow into a 60-employee company. Heights Glass & Mirro...
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Group wants to serve needs of returning vetsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A grassroots organization started in February to meet the needs of returning veterans welcomes Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director Tammy Duckworth, next wee...
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'10 Items or Less' rings up too much improvJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Improvisational comedy is great in a club, where the actors feed off the audience and come up with jokes on the spot. The thing is, it's not so great in more of a sitcom...
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Remember, your daughter's beauty is on the insideJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My 14-year-old daughter has had quite a year of changing hairstyles. She had beautiful long blond hair, which she chose to cut very short several months ago. Then...
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Bulls good at turning silly into art formJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Imagine if the Bulls held another players-only meeting Monday to vote upon a variety of issues. To be honest, it would be viewed as positive for a team evolving from dis...
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Suburbs seeing lots of tree clones as lovely as a treeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The political nuttiness of this election season may leave you pining for a clone of Abe Lincoln. Would you settle for a cloned Lincoln tree? While New York City makes n...
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How smaller investors can purchase commoditiesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - OK, we get the idea. Having commodities as part of our portfolio can reduce risk by offsetting big swings in stocks and bonds. But how do we actually do it? That was the...