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Bring your shotgun for Post 76's turkey shootNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - With Thanksgiving just around the corner, an unusual way to pick up a turkey or ham is American Legion Post 76's annual Turkey Shoot fundraiser. "We hand it (turkey or h...
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'Lions' a talky wake-up call for U.S.Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It takes Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs" 92 minutes to say what Spike Lee summed up in a single refrain from his 1989 masterpiece "Do the Right Thing" --"Wake up!" Or...
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Keeping balance in a crazy high school sports calendarNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So you think you're very busy as a high school athlete. So you think you're having trouble negotiating the nonstop sports calendar. So you feel you're having extreme dif...
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Get a start with holiday shopping at Boosters' craft showNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Some craft fairs give shoppers more than just handmade crafts. They include retailers hawking mass-produced items. Not so for Saturday's Rolling Meadows High School Athl...
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For Salvi clan, it's all about familyNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - What a gem that Grandma Salvi is. Every year, she ponders the perfect Christmas gift for each one of her grandchildren. Then, she sets out to find them. All 40 of them. ...
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'The Right Place' a loving look inside the symphonyNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The book arrived on my doorstep a week ago, and that night I began reading it and couldn't put it down. "The Right Place, The right Time!" is a loving reminiscence of li...
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Brown out in Bears' O-lineNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Bears have a golden opportunity to get their feeble running game going this week against an Oakland Raiders defense that has been trampled all season by ground attac...
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IHSA should go back to schools on four-class tourney systemNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - So here it is, huh? The four-class system brought to you by the confounding folks of the Illinois High School Association makes its official state debut today with the g...
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School board official shines light on impact-fee questionsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - As usual, Tony Quagliano, vice president of the Huntley Unit District 158 school board, has helped clear up some confusion surrounding the district. I wrote last week ab...
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Arlington Hts. woman's job out of this worldNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Next month, Arlington Heights native Angela Cason will travel to Moscow, but it won't be to see the sights. The 1995 Hersey graduate will be among a team of 25 engineers...