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University's goal is to make students completeNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - First of two parts When gathering at meetings of the Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities, abbots and presidents often have discussed whether there is a ...
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Haitink records Bruckner's No. 7 on new CSO labelNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - With principal conductor Bernard Haitink now in his fall residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, his second recording for the new CSO Resound label is a lasting t...
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Des Plaines won't front money to open puppet parlorNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Time is running out for a Des Plaines puppeteer. After pleading with city officials for money to stay in its downtown space, Ralph Kipniss still hasn't heard anything. M...
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Horizon's offer amuses Huntley village attorneyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, I wrote a story about the village of Huntley rejecting Horizon Group Properties' offer to pay off $16 million in bonds. What I didn't mention was Horizon's ap...
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With its defense a year older, better, PR up for rematchNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Three days before Halloween Prairie Ridge defensive lineman Brad Knipfel relaxed at home by watching the football equivalent of a horror movie -- a copy of his team's 56...
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Parents cross line when they stalk their own childrenNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Those much vaunted helicopter parents are turning into black-helicopter parents. The image of parents hovering over their kids is morphing into the darker image of paren...
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Merit of various insulationsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My utility bills are high and I am adding a room to my house. I want to insulate the room properly and have the contractor add some insulation in rest of the house. W...
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New doc proves Carter embodies American spiritNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Two reviews and some movie news! Here we go. • If anyone doubts former U.S. President Jimmy Carter embodies the American spirit in its purest, humanly possible form, Jon...
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Seven years of breast cancer survivors' group worth celebratingNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - It's been seven years of friendship, encouragement, hope, and sometimes tears. For Audrey Munger and other local cancer survivors, it is also a milestone that is well wo...
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The trouble with Bill? Americans are wary of any co-presidencyNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Americans don't normally take much notice of Argentine elections. But they did notice when Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of President Nestor Kirchner, was elected...