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There's a rich history when it comes to mathSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "Who invented math?," asked Lucia Zhang, 10, a fifth-grader at Butterfield School in Libertyville. Understanding why we need higher-level math might help to reveal who w...
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Without cinnamon, baking would lose much of its savorSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While flour, eggs, butter and sugar provide essential support to desserts, bakers look to spices to impart that irresistible edge to their signature recipes. Without fla...
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Look past big names for some rare, quirky surprisesSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Andrew Barker grew up near Napa Valley with a wine called Charbono and still has a soft spot for it, not to mention one last bottle of Inglenook's 1968 Charbono. Ask Bar...
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Bus stop is the center of neighborhood social sceneSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The school bus stop is the new town square. Forget about the Internet and our wireless age of distant electronic communication. School bus stops are where Naperville get...
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Mayor Volz earned his place of honor in historySep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The next statue raised in Arlington Heights should be of Albert F. Volz. Not only because he was once my neighbor and lived to be 100, but also because he was an icon i...
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Some battles never have a winnerSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Ah, yes, another sports conflict without a good guy. Or good gal, for that matter. A ruckus was raised recently when Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy berated spo...
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Getting down to dollars & sense (or lack thereof)Sep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Like many a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, I'm afraid to watch, afraid to not, afraid October will never get here, afraid it will be gone too soon. The agony of 1969 has fad...
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It's tough when kids desire costly clothingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- My sister warned me. Just wait, she said. You'll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. Not my child, I protested. Remember, sh...
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She calls the shots if she's in laborSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My mother-in-law is insisting she should be in the delivery room when my son is born. I don't want extra people in the room, anyone other than my husband and my own m...
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St. Charles North bands honor vetsSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - What would Veterans Day be without veterans? Or, in the case of school ceremonies honoring veterans, what better way to do it than to invite veterans to participate? Tha...