Columns
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Another year, another list of those trying to impede womenAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - So we gather once more to pay homage to our foremothers by celebrating Aug. 26, the anniversary of the passage of suffrage. What a year it's been since we last met. We'v...
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PADS finally finds a local pad to help people who are homelessAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - There were periods of exhilaration and anticipation, followed by deep lows of disappointment. Libby Hoeft, wife of the late state Sen. Douglas Hoeft of Elgin, vividly re...
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Farming is a tenuous businessAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - One of my first jobs as a reporter in this area 30 years ago was to cover news west of Randall Road, which meant I spent a lot of time talking to farmers. Their liveliho...
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Airport shuttle's a no-show in Las VegasAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. On a recent visit to Las Vegas we purchased a round-trip shuttle-bus ticket from the airport to our hotel through Gray Line. We followed all their instructions, calli...
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Authors, Web sites help you find good reads with less troubleAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson said, "I cannot live without books." Some of us know exactly what he meant. If you are among this group, you know that one of the constant quests is for...
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The need for speedAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Whenever I get to the part of any official-type document or questionnaire that asks for your occupation, I often wonder what it would be like to be able to fill in somet...
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Fewer social divisions make it fun for kids to hang with the famAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - "Hey dude, what's up?" Typical intro line for our 26-year-old son's telephone rap with one of his buddies. All generations have their slang expressions and communicatio...
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Contortions needed to defend those on wrong side of lawAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Is it possible that Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto actually believes his own words? Or are they evidence of the logical contortions required to defend lawb...
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Loss of special Cubs fan strikes close to homeAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Like many a Chicago Cubs fan, Tom Bujnowski of Fox River Grove harbored hope his team would one day win the World Series again. But, with that well-known near-century wa...
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OK, we can wait one more dayAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MENDOTA -- You couldn't have asked for a better night for football than Friday in Mendota. Comfortable temperatures. A light breeze. Not a drop of rain. Maybe a few too...