Columns
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Adam Kovac's returned home from IraqOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm happy to report that Adam Kovac, our fearless Kane County courts and South Elgin reporter who spent almost a year serving in Iraq, has safely returned to the U.S. Fo...
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Do you go with the flow, or swim upstream?Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - "Life flows on..." a friend of mine used to say that. It's an interesting analogy. It brings to mind a swiftly flowing river punctuated by occasional rapids, even a wate...
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Hitting, more than pitching, decided this seriesOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How much did Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano hurt the Cubs in this series? A. You're not going to get into a short series without your big players making a...
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Miss MannersOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Is it rude to offer to be a surrogate mother? We have some dear friends who have tried almost everything to have a baby. They don't have any family closer than a thre...
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Annual library meeting brings nations togetherOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Librarians are organized if they are anything. Not only do they organize books and other library materials, but they organize and work together to share ideas and get th...
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Area parents can send their at-risk kids to preschoolOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Carol Pemberton's 3-year-old son Steven started attending a free preschool for at-risk children one month ago -- and she can already see the difference in him. "On Sunda...
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Better turn in your used car keys before entering WheatonOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a Bruce Springsteen song that goes: "Now mister the day the lottery I win, I ain't ever going to ride in no used car again." Meaning that to own a used car was ...
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Get a jump on a festive holiday weekendOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - While I'm slogging through brittle scarecrows and limp Halloween decor of years past, there are those overachievers among us who already are planning their perfect winte...
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Developer considering Third Street optionsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - At first glance, it may have appeared that downtown developer Joe Stanton was considering backing off his idea to build condos and more retail space at 317 S. Third St. ...
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Learn what not to do from Diaz's trip to PeruOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - When actress Cameron Diaz carried a certain purse during a recent trip to South America, everyone noticed -- but not for style's sake and not in a good way, either. Appa...