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Small claims court may be recourseSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We live and work in Germany at this time, but own some rental properties back in the United States. We signed a one-year lease for a rental house for our son to l...
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Translators and their related costs least of our ballot box worriesSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a day or two into an out-of-town vacation, one is faced with a moment of stark recognition. Not everyone in the world lives daily under the stress of gang warfare a...
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Winners don't let negative thoughts take over their livesSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Think like a winner. That's sound advice for every high school athlete, but it's also not that easy. Winners understand the power of positive thoughts, but we're living ...
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Hollywood or bust? It's up to CubsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The champagne dried in Cincinnati, Wrigleyville revelers are back on their barstools, and just one question remains. Is this 2007 Cubs team Hollywood or Follywood? When ...
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Quarterback 'controversy' not quite the same debateSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The discussion began the day training camp opened. Which quarterback is better? Who should be the starter? An earnest debate carried on, with all sides engaged. Everybod...
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Show your gratitude with these tipping tipsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - It felt as if I had been waiting forever for my car to be delivered by the valet at a great restaurant in San Diego on the last night of a very hectic business trip. Alt...
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Why isn't school overcrowding being eased on both sides of the Fox?Sep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 is having some problems with crowded schools on the east side of the river in Carpentersville. This must have some District 300 voters scratc...
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Let the shredding begin on pesky paperwork that bears your nameSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - You know all those credit card applications you get in your mailbox? You can shred all those annoying documents at First Community Bank during its Shred Fest 2007. It's...
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Postseason provides new opportunitiesSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- There's no denying that some players love to play in the postseason. Others, not so much. For some stars, it's a bitter struggle, and for relative unknowns...
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Audiobooks bring new dimension to novelsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - "I love audiobooks," he said. "For me, the audio version of a book is like hearing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony rather than reading the score. Hearing the book makes it co...