Columns
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In the interest of some peace, try a Disunited States of AmericaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In this season of hope, there is none to be had. The Elgin City Council is insulted that several thousand legal, taxpaying citizens asked them to answer a few questions ...
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When hardship hit, Thompson broke throughDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - This was meant to be a "tough break" story, a tale from the life-isn't-always-fair file. But Tyler Thompson changed the plot -- for the better -- by making a quicker tha...
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The stories and traditions that surround ChristmasDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The Rev. William Beckman admits he is a purist when it comes to Christmas. "I won't play Christmas music or put up any decorations until the fourth Sunday of Advent (tod...
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Platterpus Records finds fondness for vinyl onlineDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When a photographer and musician met five years ago, they didn't expect something as common as vinyl would lead them into a business partnership. Peter Kuehl, 40, of Sch...
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How to spend Christmas Day when you don't celebrate ChristmasDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The big day is almost here. Just two days left -- shopping or otherwise -- until the morning of the 25th, when gifts galore will be spread under the Christmas tree. Exc...
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Think twice before putting a puppy under the treeDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - If you buy an iPod for your girlfriend on Christmas Eve because the color matches her eyes, that's cute. Buying a puppy on impulse because it will look soooo adorable...
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For Coble, picking mom over basketball was easy decisionDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - No one would have blamed Kevin Coble if he had stayed and played. It would have seemed normal, predictable even, in an age in which athletes routinely put their sport a...
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'Field Trip Day' quite a trip at NUDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - When do nearly 4,000 screeching grade schoolers -- all screeching at the same time, mind you -- sound like music to the ears? When they're lending their support to a tea...
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New teen driving laws can give parents a little peaceDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - You can't see me, but I'm knocking on wood the whole time I'm writing this. If you have a teenage, or even 20-something, driver, you probably spend a lot of time knockin...
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Gotta have heart: Gifts to soothe the disillusioned baseball fanDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It strikes me that disillusioned baseball fans can use a little extra TLC this Christmas, so have I got a gift idea for them. It got scant attention when it was released...