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Osteoporosis drug may be cause of 'arthritis' knee painSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. At 71 years of age, I am a very physically active, pain-free woman. That was until my doctor put me on Actonel (for beginning osteoporosis). After taking my first pil...
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Treatment rolling in for urge to gambleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Gambling has become a popular pastime in the United States. It is enjoyed by millions of people every year and its popularity is mirrored by the increase in the number o...
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Cubs head for road clincher after big going-away partySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The final home game of the season at Wrigley Field is generally reserved for dread and loathing, if not the occasional bloodletting and execution. But this season's 81st...
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VP recalls Alcatel Lucent Center's 25 years in LisleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Alcatel Lucent's Network Software Center marks its 25th anniversary in Lisle on Sunday. That milestone means more than years of hard work, the merger of several parent c...
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Buttons made Muscatine 'Pearl of the Mississippi'Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - "Plastics" was the single word of career advice whispered smugly by a family friend to newly minted college grad Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 film "The...
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Take 'em on a history-packed vacationSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Could trips to places such as Williamsburg and Washington, D.C., and stays at history-rich hotels with child-centered tours and books as backup be the vehicle to a lifel...
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High school has a lot in store for spirit weekSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - It's time to paint the town not red, but blue and white. Those out and about in downtown Geneva this afternoon will see Geneva High School students participating in long...
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Elgin housing nonprofit joins similar Chicago groupSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - First-time home buyers, rehabbers and neighborhoods in Elgin will receive a boost in the coming months, thanks to a new partnership between several local nonprofits. The...
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No one involved in the 'Jena 6' case comes off very wellSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When I first heard of the "Jena 6" -- African-American teens in a small Louisiana town charged with beating a white classmate -- my instinct was to side with those screa...
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Day of Play encourages kids to turn off the TVSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - On Saturday, the popular children's cable channel Nickelodeon, along with the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association and the Dundee Township Park District, will call ...