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89-year-old cook blended work, familyOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Born on Nov. 2, 1917, 89-year-old Kay Schovanec was a pioneer for her time and place. A small-town Illinois girl from Campbell Hill, 30 miles north of Carbondale, she ea...
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Rights issues abound at MCCOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or th...
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New Elburn pastor can supply his own musicOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elburn Community Congregational Church is welcoming their new pastor, the Rev. Jeffrey Dire, with a dinner and -- appropriately enough -- a concert on Nov. 17. Dire ...
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Will Deng be good … or great?Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Kobe Bryant hasn't arrived at the Berto Center yet, so the Bulls still need a superstar, all-star or even mere star. Luol Deng, perhaps? The 6-foot-9 forward appears to ...
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Not all Halloween treats have to be for kidsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - While the children happily slurp gummy worm punch and other "boo brews" this Halloween, whip up something slightly more sophisticated for the adults to sip on. Associate...
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Business as usual: Cubs to bump payroll in 2008Oct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The answer is $115 million, give or take a million or two. The question is, of course, what's the Cubs' payroll expected to be next season? Every year around this time, ...
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Why you should save for collegeOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Every parent knows that college costs are painfully high, and yet so many people fail to save anything, even an amount that will get their child through on...
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Rock band keeps rolling on to bigger thingsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The hits just keep on coming for the rock band, Powerspace. What started out as a band picking up gigs around the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, now has sp...
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Football? It's the time of year to start talking college hoopsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - We interrupt this unexpectedly intriguing college football season to switch the topic to basketball. This hoops hijack comes earlier than normal because the season start...
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Frost puts the squeeze on fruitful tomato seasonOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - When I was a little girl, few food products, if any, came packaged in plastic. Frozen foods came in boxes. Soda pop came in recyclable bottles that we returned for a de...