Columns
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Linux's free system easier, not for everyoneSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - This column is written for mainstream, nontechie users of digital technology. These folks aren't necessarily novices, and they aren't afraid of computers. They also aren...
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It's essential that children understand Sept. 11Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - This year's Patriot Day in South Elgin moved me to tears. I've been covering it for the past three years now. This year, I thought it was interesting that officials took...
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Library 2.0 makes use of new technology to get patrons involvedSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Traditionally the library is a place to check out books or attend a program. This has been true whether the library was in a community, a school, a university or a busin...
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Foreclosures put harsh spotlight on SILsSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A stated-income loan (SIL) qualifies a borrower using the income the borrower states, as opposed to the income the borrower can document. With an SIL, the lender agrees ...
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Ground game in focusSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears' running game never broke out of a walk last Sunday, but the pace is expected to pick up today against a Chiefs defense that isn't nearly the equal of the San ...
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Cubs' closer, Bears' QB could be same personSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- One nerve-wracking athlete should be enough for any town. Chicago is blessed with -- or cursed by -- a couple. Except, Rex Grossman and Ryan Dempster actual...
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Treat the wunderkinds to a yodeling great weekendSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - If you think the fun's over because the kids are back in school and the leaves look ready to commence their color cabaret, I have one word for you: "Nien." Oktoberfest i...
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Best advice on Iraq comes from generals in charge of the warSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Iraq divides America. We already knew that. But what became evident after Gen. David Petraeus testified to Congress about progress in Iraq is that the division that real...
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Four-legged friends to be featured at Geneva librarySep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - There's lots more than books -- though books are great -- to be found at our Geneva Public Library. In fact, for two programs, our 4-footed friends take center stage. "R...
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Hawks won't have much time to grasp Savard's changesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Playing more of a puck-possession game isn't the only change coach Denis Savard has in store for the Blackhawks. "I feel with the changes we made over the summer that we...