Columns
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Now it's the House of PainSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- There's a fragile feeling at Michigan Stadium, an atmosphere not suiting such a hulking sports structure. The players who run through the tunnel Sat...
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A beginner's guide to often-confusing Ohama Hi/Lo pokerSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Omaha Hi/Lo is more of an "action" game than Hold'em because the pot gets split between the best high and low hands. It also produces a much wider array of poker hands d...
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Losing is no fun for anyone, but it's no excuse for silenceSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes a loss hurts so badly it leaves you speechless. The pain pinches your vocal chords. It leaves you too stunned to utter anything articulate, or too angry to say...
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'Woodcock' tries, but ends up wasting comic premiseSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Mr. Woodcock" boasts a perfect cast and lots of laughs, plus it serves as an example of what happens when filmmakers have an inspired comic idea, but don't know what to...
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Sideline view still best for Rios -- here, or in Puerto RicoSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Mike Rios isn't used to the view and probably never will be. As an assistant football coach at Bartlett, Larkin and South Elgin high schools for the last 12 years, Rios ...
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Antiques on State partners pleased with their new stone homeSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - [fabbres14_1bi091207MN] When antique dealer Karen Klaske found out the Antique Market 3 building in St. Charles had been sold, she went to work hoping to find a new hom...
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Read this, everyone but Roosevelt Road RobberSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Of course, you all remember Harry and Marv, the idiot burglars outsmarted by 8-year-old Kevin in the 1990 cult classic, "Home Alone." After each heist, Marv would stop u...
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Officer's friends asking for your helpSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Pierson was just trying to provide for his family. Now his friends and fellow police officers are going to try to help take care of him. And they hope you'll also he...
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Hoping to strike gold, but knowing you'll only get lemonsSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Waiting for the Illinois High School Association to release its state tournament assignments is akin to pulling the lever of a slot machine. Deep down you know what's pr...
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Taymor's latest is bold, but it left me coldSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - • In the audacious "Across the Universe," filmmaker and "Lion King" stage creator Julie Taymor jams a bunch of Beatles tunes onto the soundtrack -- sung by its cast mem...