Columns
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Troupe to bring 'Hello Dolly' out of storage to Cutting HallSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - LZP Productions aims to broaden the area's theatrical experience, by mounting seldom seen shows, and in the past have staged "Phantom of the Opera," "Ragtime." and "Tita...
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Last stop coming up for Pace's Route 690Sep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - RIP, Pace Route 690. Since June 28, 1976, a Pace bus has shuttled people along Arlington Heights Road from the downtown train station to Route 83 and Checker Road. Howev...
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Chew on these Sox nuggetsSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - News, notes and a nugget or two on the 2007 White Sox, who will be officially laid to rest in 18 days: • Like most major-league general managers, Kenny Williams says a l...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Like victory in Iraq, 3rd-party president still distant dreamSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Some political third parties look at the crowded cluster of Republicans and Democrats vying for the White House and say, "Hey, why not throw our noble but unelectable ca...
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Chaos swamps intriguing premise in Fox's new 'K-Ville'Sep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Few things could be harder right now than being a cop in the Big Easy -- except maybe for making a cop show in the Big Easy. The Fox series "K-Ville" debuts at 8 p.m. Mo...
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Cemetery accounting importantSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It might sound a tad morbid at first, but "retracing" the gravesites in a cemetery has its purpose. It is particularly important for the Blackberry Township board, which...
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Israel can stand to be criticized, but it's not always wrongSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - A strange thing happened to me while reading "The Israel Lobby" by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. I went from nodding my head at the obviousness of it all -- o...
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Doesn't feel good, does it (giggle)?Sep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's essay is long overdue, but first the giggles had to be stifled a bit. Michigan (giggle) and Notre Dame (giggle) play Saturday to determine which plunges to 0-3 f...
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This Hawks team should be fighting for playoff spotSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It was a real good summer for Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon. On paper. But now training camp is here and it's time for all those moves Tallon made since last A...