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Broccoli's stem can be hard to swallowOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How much of a broccoli plant should be eaten? I don't like it cooked, so I eat it raw or cut up in a salad. Should I be eating the stem, too? R.W., Griffin, Ga. ...
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Now playing on the radio … the Cubs!Oct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Just as they did decades ago, Joan and Paul Souchek spent many hours listening to the radio to hear their cherished Chicago Cubs throughout the summer of 2007. And, thou...
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Shoppers share their secrets for saving moneyOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Your savings strategies have helped me save more, so I naturally believe the following suggestions from readers will help some of you save more money, too. Despite the f...
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Cubs need to be kings of world (Series)Oct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Nothing short of getting to the World Series will do. Changing the Cubs' culture … establishing a foundation … providing hope for the future … None of that ma...
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New stores to be open by ChristmasOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The boxes are all sitting there in South Elgin, just waiting to be opened. And by the holidays, once all of the final touches are complete, they will be. Many of you hav...
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For your health, do insurance paperworkOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's almost that time again -- open enrollment season. If you're fortunate enough to work for an employer who provides a benefits package, you've got some ...
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Need a read on this series? Check with LouOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Oh, that dreaded book. You remember it. The one most managers live by, and the one for which most managers get fired. Dusty Baker swore by his and now he spends his even...
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Keeping tabs on Frantastic Wings, FuddruckersOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - If you've had a taste for a Fuddruckers hamburger and have kept an eye on the company's future site near Wickes Furniture at McKee and Randall roads in Batavia, you'll h...
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Serious business of old-time photos meant most didn't smileOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - "Why didn't anybody smile in really old pictures?" asked Annie Farrugia, 10, a fifth-grader at Libertyville's Butterfield School. In the 1870s, having a picture taken at...
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Bears need to get after FavreOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Bears coach Lovie Smith likes to break the season down into four-game quarters and compare it to a football game. By that standard, it's easy to dismiss his team's 1-3 s...