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Take note, Bears: QBs are the key to successJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As GM Jerry Angelo, head coach Lovie Smith and the rest of the Bears' brain trust go about the business of rebuilding the team, they should take note of the current play...
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Losing weight is a multi-layered experienceJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - If there's one thing I've learned in my decades-long struggle with my weight, it's that there is no one thing you can do to drop the pounds. My experience has taught me ...
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Money can divide both friends and familiesJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- They're just four little words, but they can cause strife after a pleasant meal out with co-workers, friends or family. You've all heard them at one time o...
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Boyfriend's lies reason enough to dump himJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My loving boyfriend of eight months recently informed me that he is the father of a 2-year-old son, whom he has been financially supporting for the duration of ou...
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Writers' strike lead to cancellation of Golden GlobesJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - The Golden Globe Awards ceremony was canceled Monday when NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association couldn't reach an agreement on how to deal with the writers' st...
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Difficulty of spreading democracy throughout the worldJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Of all the understandings of the democratic idea, none could be more wrong than this one. Democracy at its very core is an antidote to the kind of dynastic revenge young...
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It's clear what Weber must do for good of IlliniJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the best things about Bruce Weber's coaching personality is his stubbornness. In his first year at Illinois, when Bill Self holdovers such as Dee Brown weren't qu...
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A tree-hugger in age of strip malls, Graham had courageJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - On the last day of 2007, my family was sledding down a hill at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. Snowflakes were falling. The fastest sleds made it all the way...
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Do your research for Feb. 5 primaryJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I've probably watched more television since New Year's Day than I watched in the past six months. The slowdown after the holidays kept me inside more than usual. Plus,...
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Public funding of elections would be a change for the betterJan 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Change. Change. Change. Change. Change. How? How? How? How? How? I'm glad you asked. First, do some harm -- and I mean real harm. Break the system we now have where e...