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Being thoroughly pillaged leaves one short on sympathySep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Lab reports, phone messages from doctors, long-term prognoses. None are among my favorite things. But I didn't make Superintendent Connie Neale's health my business. She...
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Must be desperate times for the GOPSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - There is an amendment in a bill before Gov. Rod Blagojevich that I would call the DuPage County GOP panic pact. The amendment would alter the election code to change the...
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Scout jamboree has royal flair for St. Charles teenSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Hylands Park, just north of London, is a long way from Richmond Elementary School in St. Charles, where Ryan Griswold first became a Cub Scout. Now a junior at St. Charl...
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Emotional, spiritual healing takes some timeSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Healing takes time. Often, healing emotional and spiritual wounds takes more time than healing other parts of who we are. With that thought, I pulled one of my all tim...
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You paid for all the food, and state's attorney office ate itSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - You can easily see the white boutonniere that has become McHenry County State's Attorney Lou Bianchi's signature trademark. Much less visible -- but far more costly to t...
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Try racing series to wrap up your cycling seasonSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, so you've spent the whole summer riding recreationally and before the warm weather retreats entirely, you're wondering what it would feel like to try racing. Well, y...
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Old credit card causes mix-up over hotel rateSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I desperately need your help. I recently booked an apartment for eight nights at the Mercury All Suites in South Miami Beach over the Internet. About two weeks be...
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After a year at Peoria, Sandberg thinking big againSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Just within the last week, Ryne Sandberg added another title to his crowded resume: grandfather. And within the next few months, he'd like to add one more: major-league ...
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Getting rid of odor easy, getting rid of skunk requires professionalSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. This is the third morning I have been awakened by the "sweet" smell of skunk. The night before last, he decided to spray in the woodshed, which is attached to the...
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District 158 mourning loss of former studentsSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week was tragic for Huntley School District 158 and Community Unit District 300 families. District 158 is mourning the loss of three former students. District ...