Columns
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Offensive odors heightened at 35,000 feetSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Gail Todd is taking some time off. This column originally appeared in December 2006. If you were on a particular American Airlines flight flying from...
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Odor from fuel spill remains despite clean upSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Several weeks ago, fuel oil was spilled in my basement. I have cleaned it up, but the odor remains. The basement, which is damp and musty, has a concrete floor. I...
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Black Star Farms defines agri-tourismSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Ship in a bottle? There's not too much of a secret to squeezing a model of a fully rigged schooner into a narrow-necked bottle. It is a matter of collapsing and raising ...
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Inside and outSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - How many times a week does your family use a microwave? Forty years ago there was no such thing. Imagine defrosting frozen meat or popping popcorn the old-fashioned way....
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Cubs get it done for fansSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- They could have called it the Colonoscopy Classic. It was, after all, the division nobody wanted. Until Friday night, at least, when the Cubs clinched the ...
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Playing Neuqua on Homecoming extra emotional for JohnsonSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - When applying to colleges earlier this year, St. Charles East senior Matt Johnson was asked to write an essay describing something that had changed his life. Johnson imm...
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Pregnant athletes at center of debateSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The timing wasn't the greatest, as is sometimes the case when it comes to the discovery of a pregnancy. It was January of Jia Perkins' senior year at Texas Tech, and the...
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Golf outing in boy's memory helps those fighting cancerSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Crone Middle School teacher Charlie Lantz was one of Kevin Meyer's sixth-grade teachers six years ago. Five years ago, he coached Kevin in track and was amazed at the bo...
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Experts say we should be more active as we ageSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - What do you plan to do when you're 75? A friend of mine seems to have no problem answering that question. His activities include teaching at a major university; writing ...
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To Huskies, 2007 looks an awful lot like 1992Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - When you watch Naperville North, you can't help but think about 1992. In other words, you can't help but think about a state football championship. It's not an overly b...