Columns
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E-mazing revelations from readersAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - E-xcerpts from a smattering of your e-mails of recent months: Rebecca J. McDade: One of the things I find so amazing about sports writers is their holier-than-thou attit...
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East Coast treats come to Cary at Boardwalk Bob'sAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Amy Wahl's favorite childhood memories were made in Ocean City, N.J. Every summer, parents Steve and Sylvia Mountsier took Wahl and her brother for a vacation to the fam...
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Freckles caused by excess skin pigmentation, sun exposureAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - "People always comment on my freckles! What are freckles? How do people get tan?" asked Nikki Zarytsky, 11, a sixth-grader at Fremont School in Mundelein. Babies don't h...
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New trends in grocery shopping are reducing coupon useAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - I frequently hear shoppers complain about the state of grocery coupons where they live. Common complaints include higher purchase requirements of coupons, lower values a...
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Teens get some big city experience with musicalAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The adventures of Gabriella and Troy are taking center stage right now with the release this past Friday of "High School Musical 2," a sequel to the popular Disney movie...
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Community ties stretch back decades for FranksAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The marquee of the Arcada Theater let it be known to passers-by last week that Frank's Employment, housed in the Arcada building on Main Street, was celebrating its 50th...
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Teacher ready to begin 39th year in classroomAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Mike Sherman of Arlington Heights has a lofty goal: he hopes to record 40 years of teaching at Christian Liberty Academy. As it is, in September he begins his 39th year...
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Vick's story sick, but it's far from only oneAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The Michael Vick story represents one of the most depraved and deplorable moments in sports history. If you're not completely sickened yet, watch the current edition of ...
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Businesslike approach suits BG's DamischAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - A year ago Marc Damisch wasn't thinking very big. Now the Buffalo Grove senior and one of the biggest football players in the Mid-Suburban League is thinking Big Ten. An...
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Bears' running game still not in gearAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The important thing isn't that the Bears somehow managed to outscore the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. What's important is that they ...