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Make packing a thought-provoking processSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, I watched an elderly woman seated in a wheelchair go through airport security. It was an alarming situation. Literally. When the agent ran the magic wand over...
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Firefighters to hold open house at new training centerSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - If you're reading this and it's Sunday afternoon, put it down immediately, turn on the television and watch the men's final of the U.S. Open. Then continue reading. If y...
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Urban getaways don't have to break the bankSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I love my city, don't get me wrong, but even as a day trip from the suburbs with a couple of kids and teens, Chicago requires beaucoups bucks for museums, cabs, food and...
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Thompson should be wary of McCain campaignSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Two hours before Fred Thompson formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination, his old friend John McCain turned in the kind of...
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Will council video add understanding or more clutter?Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - While many a public body would prefer to conduct public business without that bothersome public in attendance, some do understand how representative government is suppos...
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All systems were a go for library's first space talkSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The connection between the Gail Borden Public Library and the International Space Station on Wednesday was flawless. A bunch of students from schools all over Elgin got ...
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Opening for Ted Nugent a dream come true for teenSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Back in grade school, Eddie Konopasek made a list of the rock bands he wanted to see in concert. By the time he graduated Cary-Grove High School last June, all performer...
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Taking in 18 holes of brilliance something worth rememberingSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - One can only imagine what it was like to run the streets with Babe Ruth, but if walking with Tiger Woods for 18 holes is any indication, that had to be some kind of part...
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Here's a long-distance call you can get for freeSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - If you wanted to hear, but missed, the landmark conversation between local students and astronaut Clay Anderson, who was aboard the International Space Station while it ...
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Try using hindsight to make changes in your lifeSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Hindsight comes cheap. That's one of those common sense observations I used to hear in my youth. Common sense or not, after a few decades of living, I don't agree anymor...