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White Sox sitting pretty with Garland, Contreras as baitOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The stove isn't hot yet. As a matter of fact, it hasn't even been turned on. That will soon change. Not long after the Cleveland Indians finish cooling off the Colorado ...
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Retirees don't need to replace all incomeOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am nearly 51. I plan to retire somewhere between 55 and 60. A realistic age for me to retire would likely be age 58 or 59. I have $263,000 in my 401(k). My wife has...
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Course to teach how to leave good impressionOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Whether you're ready or not, holiday festivities and parties are right around the corner. If you need to network at your office party or find a date at a Christmas gathe...
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Putting keys to affordable homes in more people's handsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives, which has a penchant for spending time on issues such as the Armenian genocide of 1915, actually did something useful last week. It passed ...
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There's no doubt Bears need to buck up for Briggs nowOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Sprinkling the infield with observations, opinions and suggestions: • The Bears should re-sign weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs before he hits the free-agent market, ev...
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Gossip works only when it has an audienceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We are parents of high school kids who go to a small, private school in a close-knit community. We all have "good" kids, although most have tested the limits with...
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Soup as salveOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Nurturing people is a way of life for Cathy Rodrigues. A social worker for roughly 30 years, and more recently a personal life coach, Cathy believes too in the spirit-li...
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Highly unlikely galaxy can be swallowed by black holeOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - "Is the sun's gravitational pull strong enough to create a black hole that will swallow in the whole Milky Way?" asked Jessica Banuelos, 13, an eighth-grader at West Oak...
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Move beyond potatoes with flavorful, oven-roasted veggiesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Vegetables are good for you. Right? Absolutely. What's your favorite vegetable? If you picked potato, I wouldn't be surprised, since by far it's the most popular and the...
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Plum Grove change collection adds up to big supportOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Collecting pennies and small change, really can add up. Just ask students at Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows. A penny collection started five years ago ...