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Taking in 18 holes of brilliance something worth rememberingSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - One can only imagine what it was like to run the streets with Babe Ruth, but if walking with Tiger Woods for 18 holes is any indication, that had to be some kind of part...
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Here's a long-distance call you can get for freeSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - If you wanted to hear, but missed, the landmark conversation between local students and astronaut Clay Anderson, who was aboard the International Space Station while it ...
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Try using hindsight to make changes in your lifeSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Hindsight comes cheap. That's one of those common sense observations I used to hear in my youth. Common sense or not, after a few decades of living, I don't agree anymor...
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House tours a fascinating glimpse into glamorous pastSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I love houses. I must have owned 10 in my life and I hope there are more to come. I like buying them -- seeing the possibilities, fixing them up, working on the garden, ...
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Batavia woman hopes to be in bookstore near youSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Four years at Batavia High School and four years at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, prepared Gina Olszowski for a job as an art director for an ad agency. But the ...
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Walk aims to reclaim the peace in ElginSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Neighbors on Elgin's near-east side say they have had enough gang violence and are reclaiming their streets for peace with a special walk this Friday. A Walk for Peace, ...
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The Shanghai, an Elgin mainstaySep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - "Just about everybody in Elgin knew my family and our restaurant," remembered Sam Yee, whose parents began a longtime stint as the owners of the Shanghai Restaurant begi...
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Why no East in this Dundee fest?Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - It seems the Fox River isn't the only thing dividing the fine towns of East Dundee and West Dundee these days. For the first time I can remember -- which isn't necessari...
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High-profile Bulldogs are hard to overlookSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Mike Gaspari isn't someone you'd classify as loud and flashy. Heck, Batavia's longtime football coach rarely even raises his voice. He was exhibiting "Quiet Strength" lo...
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How will the Big House react?Sep 07, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a natural curiosity when a superpower is brought down, an intense human need to know what happens next. There are more significant games on tap today in college...