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St.Charles East authors story it will love to readAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Saints alive. Saints 30, Batavia 7. That's Batavia, 2006 Class 6A state runner-ups. And the score wasn't that close. Better make thatȢ₈¬Ã‚ˆ¦ Saints Alive! Those ...
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Osterman, NPF take playoffs on the roadAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Traveling to obscure places for tournaments isn't unusual in youth softball. That's why Rockford Thunder pitcher Cat Osterman, once a youth softball junkie, is convinced...
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No such thing as quick trip to groceryAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Online grocery shopping has been tried and abandoned by many companies, but there has to be a better way -- such as, perhaps, a grocery store in each of our backyards. D...
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A silver lining in the wake of unrelenting storm woesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Storms mean the kids' game got canceled, the putting greens are too slow, the koi pond spilled onto the patio, the cable is out, curse that lousy sump pump, the basement...
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Fewer divisions make it fun for kids to hang with the 'fam'Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - "Hey dude, what's up?" Typical intro line for our 26-year-old son's telephone rap with one of his buddies. All generations have their slang expressions and communicatio...
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Excitement turns to disappointmentAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Scott Zari woke up Friday and wondered like most high school football players in the northwest suburbs. The Conant senior linebacker wondered if Thursday's wild weather ...
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Time to put all that football knowledge to the testAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Welcome back. Bet you thought you'd peel back Neighbor to our first Sports Extra of the 2007-08 school year and have an easy read checking out the previews of all our lo...
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Manic schedule just fires up WaltersAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - One 16-hour day blends into the next. You mindlessly trade back baseball caps for football helmets, barely skipping a beat. June melts into the high heat of July. Next ...
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Raindrops slow, but don't stop, outdoor work or playAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - When you work outside, you just make do -- no matter what the weather is. If you mow lawns for a living, you tighten your grip on the mower and walk through the rain dro...
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Once in a LifetimeAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not too late to get in on Lifetime's summer hit "Army Wives." In fact, it looks as if the war in Iraq will be going on long enough to serve for several more seasons...