Columns
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Local artist uses Wheaton shop to share her passionNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The owner of a new Wheaton store vividly recalls her fascination with art had already developed by the time she was five. Her father was digging holes at their Indiana...
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Meet AAIM, a lesser-known, but vigilant foe of drunken drivingNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - They almost revel in their under-known status. They're a group involved in a relentless crusade against drunken drivers. And they provide empathy and support for the vic...
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Brother Rice back in the mixNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It's quarterfinals week. Several outstanding matchups are on the docket this weekend in IHSA football state playoff quarterfinal action. Here's a look at a few outstand...
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A closer look at 12 fantasy underachieversNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Two years ago, I wrote a column centered around 12 underachieving players and called them The Dirty Dozen. They were players we all expected to be high-flying fantasy po...
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A real lost ClausNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Not since "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" has there been a cinematic visit to the North Pole this frivolous, silly and ill-conceived. Comparing "Fred Claus" to coal ...
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Huntley High invites vets to recognition ceremonyNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - This year, Veterans Day in Huntley will be an event to remember. Huntley High School students will honor local veterans on Monday at a special program in the school's Pe...
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SpongeBob SquarePants displays maturity -- up to a pointNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - To be honest, I wasn't always enamored of "SpongeBob SquarePants." Too often it was merely stupid instead of being deliberately, artistically stoopid, dimwitted with a p...
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Door dent, hole in wall easy to fixNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - "Honey, I'm home!" Done with a little too much enthusiasm, it can leave a dent in your wall behind the door! It's a common problem that when a door is pushed open too fa...
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Reruns -- they're not just for the comedic writersNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The writers' strike has all the late-night talk shows running reruns. We newspaper reporters are writers, too. You just might not have realized we are doing the rerun th...
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Coltrane changes sides from cop to robber in 'The Planman'Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Robbie Coltrane is back, but on the other side of the law in "The Planman," and for a while that simple twist is enough to give this British import a serious kick as a m...