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How much do you know about Fox Valley 1958? Test your knowledge.Dec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A popular feature during the 12 years I have written this biweekly area history column has been a year-end quiz. A number of readers have said they especially enjoy shar...
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Working to squash gang activity in ElginDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The Elgin Street Gang Intervention and Prevention Task Force invites all interested Elginites to the Heritage Ballroom of the Centre at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to hear Deputy...
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Earn up to 20,000 miles through United VacationsDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - United Vacations is offering vacationers up to 20,000 bonus Mileage Plus miles when booking and traveling on multiple vacation packages to any United Vacations destinati...
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Re-learning hard lesson that creation is almost always messyDec 29, 2007 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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Savannah showcases musical talent in kid-friendly festivalDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - After countless "Sesame Street on Ice" shows, I was jazzed to experience a real music festival again as I hit the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans: Smashing Pumpki...
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Korean courtesy requires special scrutinyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - While dining in an upscale Seoul restaurant, a well-dressed, middle-aged gentleman at an adjoining table suddenly let out a very loud belch. I automatically averted my e...
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Quality time shared among five generations of familyDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - As 2007 drifts into the history books, the year will find a special place in the vault of the Samuelson family. And the date of Aug. 22 will carry an exclamation point. ...
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Everyone experiences the blues at some timeDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "What's wrong with me. I'm just not happy. All I want is to feel good." As a psychotherapist, I hear this often. When I ask people what they want out of our work togethe...
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No one delivers a more powerful stump speech than ObamaDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Barack Obama has become a one-trick pony. But what a trick it is! The stump speech he has developed in the closing stages of the pre-Christmas campai...
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Top 10 women's sports storiesDec 28, 2007 10:00 pm - It's that time of year again. So, before the countdown begins in a few days and 2008 officially begins, here's my countdown of the 10 best stories in women's sports in 2...