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Tips to stay on your toes while on the roadJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I was fascinated by a colleague who traveled with me for four days through Spain. Quite the fashionista, she changed clothes often -- and her shoes even more than that. ...
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Give house guest written notices of tenancy, evictionJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. At what point does a house guest become a "lodger," requiring official eviction procedures to remove him? I rent a house from my landlord and have extra space so ...
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Libraries are a key part of revitalization plansJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - While on a recent trip to Atlanta, I visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden. On exhibit was the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition. I was fascinated by large be...
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Flawed populism exhibited by Edwards and HuckabeeJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Like Job after losing his camels and acquiring boils, the conservative movement is in distress. Mike Huckabee shreds the compact that has held the movement's two tendenc...
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Favorite Elgin eatery says goodbye to community, 2007 all in one nightJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The New Year's Eve closing of Cafe Magdalena in downtown Elgin brought back memories of ushering in 2004 at the restaurant with my wife. Our kids at home with a baby sit...
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Obama on a roll, much to the 'disappointment' of angry liberalsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When historians look back on Barack Obama's presidential campaign many years from now, let's hope they pick up on one of the most important story lines. You've heard how...
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Snowmobile dealers find plenty of white revs up salesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - December's snow has equated to brisk sales at area snowmobile dealers. Retailers, especially those closer to the Wisconsin border, are reporting hikes in snowmobile sal...
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'Click it' or you may lose out on chance at new carJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I have more than one reason to wish I was again a new driver, still in school. And not just because I'm old. As a motorist without a car -- and you know that means "STRA...
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Web serves up a batch of cooking school tripsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone planning a culinary or cooking school vacation will get a great start by going to the Shaw Guides section on cooking vacations, cookforfun.shawguides.com/, and br...