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Traveling memorial to make a stop in LisleSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - In Washington, D.C., a grateful nation has numerous memorials to honor and recognize Americans who served their country. For five days this week, Lisle will share a lit...
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Call him what you want, but he's not dullSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - You may be right, I may be crazy. But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for. Well, apparently Cubs fans aren't subscribing to Billy Joel's lyrics in "You May Be Ri...
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Joseph Vineyard, meet Joe Six-PackSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - On this glorious Labor Day week, I'd like to say a few words about the futility of work. I'm serious. Take a look around. Today, we're all 24/7, strutting with BlackBerr...
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Event Sunday to benefit Handi-Ramp FoundationSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine in an instant you are involved in an accident. You awake to find that you either have no use of your legs and limited use of her arms, or no use of your legs but...
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When it comes to labor disasters, mine tragedies are oursSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of us return to work today after a three-day holiday where the focus was on food, family and fun under perfect skies. But Wednesday will be the 125th anniversary on...
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Wishing modern life was a little less like fakery of the moviesSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Moviemakers call it the suspension of disbelief, and getting us to do it is a primary skill of the best of them. They cajole or shock or entertain us into deciding that ...
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Appalachian State offers hope for college football's 'little guys'Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Lloyd Carr showed up for his regularly scheduled news conference Monday, so it's apparent he survived the seismic shift in Ann Arbor, Mich. "Coach Carr is not going anyw...
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Entrepreneur committee seeks out Hall of FamersSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Finally, the effort you've put into your business is about to be recognized: • Listen to the crescendo of applause when your name is announced to 500 of your new friends...
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St. Catherine to host its Irish festival SaturdaySep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It's that time of year again when the parishioners at St. Catherine of Siena Church transport a wee bit of Ireland to the corner of routes 31 and 72 in West Dundee. Tick...
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Will rate hikes leave ComEd asking, 'who turned out the lights?'Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that the summer news cycle has ended with such vital stories as a vanishing bank robber; a filthy-rich football player crashing his rich-man's ride into a pole and t...