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Re-learning hard lesson that creation is almost always messyJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Creation is a messy business. Just ask the guy who strikes out on his own after dying a little each day in cubicle world. Or a mother delivering a baby. Or those who hop...
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Don't read too much into the results of the caucuses in IowaJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- One final reminder: When you're reading returns from the Iowa caucuses, remember you are viewing them through a double distortion mirror. The outcom...
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Three resolutions to get Cubs started in the right directionJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The new year is here, and it's only six weeks until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, so therefore be it resolved: • That the Cubs honor John McDonough a...
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Yes, a woman really can fall for her best guy friendJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Do women actually fall for their male friends, or have I just been fooled by Hollywood movies like "When Harry Met Sally ..."? I mean, if Billy Crystal can get the gi...
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Better late than never for Parker as Vols rout DePaulJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - She was late to her own party. But "Candace Parker Nation" (oh, and there does seem to be a Candace Parker Nation, by the way) didn't seem to care. Fans of the former Na...
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A new, crucial role for Matt McCormackJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Role-playing is nothing new for Matt McCormack. It's what McCormack was doing two years ago for the Conant boys basketball team coached by his dad Tom. But now Matt McCo...
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For Tallon, it's time to make a move to get another scorerJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - With rookie sensation Jonathan Toews undergoing an MRI examination today, the Blackhawks will have to replace more than his scoring ability. Even at 19, he's one of the ...
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Virtual entrepreneurs operate in a different business mindsetJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Virtual businesses are as much about mindset and lifestyle as they are about business -- probably more so. The notion isn't new -- Drake Resource Group Inc. has been vir...
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Democratic leader who shares Reagan's view of tax reformJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - "I was in South Carolina recently and a (black) guy brought me his grandson and said he was so excited to have the kid shake the hand of the chairman of the powerful Way...
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Relax -- plenty more hoops to comeJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - How a boys basketball team plays over the holidays is important, but not book-hotel-reservations-in-Peoria important. Let's face it, there are still two months of basket...