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Veterans need emotional help after returning from warNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A study conducted by the Defense Department suggests that as many as 30 percent of soldiers returning from the Afghanistan and Iraq combat zones struggle with mental hea...
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Bock (and her shins) rock-solid for IrishNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - It's ugly, it's scary, and it's gross. But Brittany Bock loves it. The huge, bloated bruise on her shin, which at its peak was roughly the size and shape of a softball ...
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All should be outraged by IHSA photo restrictionsNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Lots of capital letters in any story often cause my eyes to glaze over. Much of what happens between big groups often has nothing to do with those of us just living our ...
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Kondrat, Whips prove sleep overrated when you're at stateNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - NORMAL - Not even the Doubletree Hotel's deep, fluffy pillows and high thread counts could lull Hampshire libero Jennifer Kondrat to sleep Thursday night. You'd think a ...
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Land of the free should find way to take care of its braveNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - When Army Maj. Tammy Duckworth came home to the suburbs after leaving both legs and almost an arm on the battlefield in Iraq, she said something I had heard all my life ...
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Supply meet demand at food pantry, but donations always soughtNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Before the year ends, FISH Food Pantry volunteers expect to give out thousands of meals for holiday and everyday dinners. All of the recipients will be there for differe...
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Hoffman Estates' Beth Tikvah marks 50th anniversaryNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The 50th year is a milestone indeed, a time to look back and relive what used to be in Hoffman Estates, a town that grew up amid cornfields and today stretches itself as...
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Wofford's big win is so sweet for Libertyville grad NorciaNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So far, so good for the SoCon. Is that nickname for the NCAA's Southern Conference not like, I don't know, so cool? So what, you say? Well, if you're a Libertyville foot...
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Hanover Park plans to build area's first wind turbineNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In case you haven't heard, Hanover Park is on its way to becoming the first Chicago-area community with a wind turbine. The village board recently approved construction ...
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'P2' pure P.U. that parks horror at the doorNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The filmmakers behind this cheap, pathetic exercise in sadistic sleaze actually compared "P2" to Steven Spielberg's classic thriller "Jaws," only in a parking garage. It...