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Here's to you, Chief HeaveyAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - There are public officials who are sometimes hard to reach. Then, there are those who go out of their way to inform the public. Fire Chief John Heavey has been that kind...
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Big Ten Network not such a big man on cable campusAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As the proud graduate of a Midwestern land-grant institution, I know this is going to strike many as blasphemy, but I couldn't care less if the Big Ten Network runs on C...
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Downtown merchants help fellow store ownersAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Downtown business owners pulled together after many lost power last week. While most of downtown went dark on Aug. 23, one block at Campbell and South Dunton still had ...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Staff ace? More like a bad jokerAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Someday, presumably, Carlos Zambrano is going to grow up. But that day wasn't Wednesday. In a most critical situation with a chance to bury the Brewers, you would have t...
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Safe rates of withdrawal are difficult to calculateAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. The popular consensus suggests a 4 percent withdrawal rate from investments after retirement. My question is: 4 percent of what? Once I had all my assets with a finan...
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The seeds have been planted in DuPage CountyAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - In the land of juicy brats, steamy sauerkraut, fanatic footballs fans and tall evergreen trees, muskie fishing is no longer the big deal it was 40 years ago. One has to ...
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World takes different approach to adsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - When I was a kid back in school, asked for my favorite pastime, I'd say watching TV. "I like the commercials," I'd insist. Let that be an illustration that TV critics ar...
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Woman seeks volunteers for massive food missionAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Cathy Anderson first learned about Feed My Starving Children through a newspaper photo. "The picture showed people packing food to send to children who were starving," s...
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When it comes to driving, all celebrities should be like MikeAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Wrecking a $400,000 automobile would be a big deal for most of us. For the Chicago Bears' Lance Briggs, it's an inconvenience. Briggs is an NFL linebacker making $7.2 mi...