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Elgin, ESO, fans bid farewell to symphony's directorOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Michael Pastreich, the executive director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra who resigned this past week, says that right from the beginning in Elgin he felt at home. As a ...
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How interest rates affect your adjustable mortgageOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - In recent weeks, my mailbox has overflowed with messages of distress from borrowers faced with an imminent rate adjustment on their adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs). Mos...
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Ask MargoOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I was raised in a strict, religious household that more often than not bordered on being abusive. Over the years, I was able to make peace with these family members, ...
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Longer length of coat dress adds instant height to wearerOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I make most of my clothes because I am very short and most ready-to-wear swamps me! I would like to make a coat ensemble or one that can double as a coat dress --...
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Carpentersville author tells tail of Minutka, her bilingual dogOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - There are some dog owners who find it a challenge to communicate with their furry best friend. An authoritative command such as "sit" might be met with a blank stare, as...
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Republicans find hope in voters losing faith in DemocratsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The day had been full of ominous warnings. Polls showed the Republicans on the losing side of almost every issue and the 2008 presidential race -- and now they're forced...
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Tigers know they're targeted, but who do you hit first?Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Every Sunday night Wheaton Warrenville South coach Ron Muhitch meets for five hours with his assistants to discuss the game gone by and the game to come. The first thin...
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Stories to tell before a marathonOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Let me introduce you to Carrie Dietiker, although you might be familiar with her already, depending on where you commute. She's quite literally the face -- or at least o...
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An ultimate indignity in the makingOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - This isn't funny anymore, though many nationwide are laughing. In nearly a century of ignominy, the Cubs are on the brink of the ultimate ignominy, and not just because ...
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Cubs exposed as being the CubsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Only the cruel would refer to the 2007 Cubs as a fraud. But in the end, to paraphrase Dennis Green, a former head coach of another Arizona team, "They were what we shoul...