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Orchard Prime Meats owner to open Spanish tapas restaurantAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 20-year Cary business owner believes that in order to survive, it's essential to adapt to what the customer wants. Nick Dominico, owner of Orchard Prime Meats, is addi...
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Before moaning about public school fees, look at home-schoolersAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - My wife and I could buy a 42-inch plasma HDTV with the money we spend on fees required to send our three kids to public schools. There's the "instructional materials" fe...
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An Italian holidayAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The Schaumburg Youth Symphony wrapped up its performance tour through Italy in June, but images from the trip remain vivid, thanks to a new photo exhibit opening Sunday ...
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TV news goes from the dogs to the vixens in 'Anchorwoman'Aug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Lauren Jones is at the center of controversy in the provocative, but predictable new Fox reality series "Anchorwoman." KYTX Channel 19 in Tyler, Texas, has already gone...
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Cadets build team chemistry by camping outAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Hello, and welcome back to yet another season of high school football. Last year, I spent the season writing stories on things related to football -- not necessarily gam...
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Garden sets stage for Batavia artistAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I recently met Kathy and Haydon McPartland when I did a story on the Plain Dirt Gardeners' Garden Walk. The McPartlands' garden at their home on North Prairie Street was...
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Bad exhibition from Bad RexAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - If you think preseason games are torturous for you to watch, imagine what it's like for Lovie Smith. The Bears head coach probably would prefer to start the season this ...
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County's 'town' spirit helps parents of baby with heart defectAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a reason why no matter how old or how big Chicago gets, its inhabitants far and wide still refer to it affectionately as a "town." The city's outlying areas, li...
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Italian beef, chicken parmesan spice up menu at Gratzie PizzeriaAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - During the eight months that Gratzie Pizzeria has been open in Hanover Park, customers are finding it offers much more than Chicago-style pizza. Sandwiches, homemade sou...
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Naperville: Folks in Pass Christian salute youAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Early birds, turtles and conservation were among topics of conversation last week. "Is this too early?" asked cheerful Mayor Chipper McDermott of Pass Christian, Miss., ...