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Teachers earning every dollar they getNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I wholeheartedly agree with the teacher from Bensenville: based on the total number of hours that teachers put in, whether it's before school, after school or at home, t...
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Communication with lender key, counselor advisesNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Lynette Briggs is a counselor with the Dupage Homeownership Center, based in Wheaton. About 12 families a month are requesting help in preventing foreclosure, she said. ...
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New hotline helps you rat out bad parents for not buckling childrenNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - You're stopped at a red light. You glance into the car ahead of you. And see a little boy running around on the back seat. "Why isn't that kid in a car seat?" you fume....
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Arboretum walks worth the risk of hat hairNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - As gray November days close in, I confess I find myself indoors more often than not. To be perfectly frank, there are days when the longest walk I take is from my comput...
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Benefit raises money for music lessonsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - What if anybody could take music lessons, despite his or her financial difficulties? The people at the Artistry of Music Scholarship Foundation are committed to making ...
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From bathroom attendant to JFK-era whistleblowerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are always a difficult stretch for Abraham Bolden. Not only did his wife die at this time of year, but so did his president and so did a little of bit of hi...
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Hastert retirement begins tonightNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert will retire effective at 10:59 p.m. tonight so the special election to fulfill the remainder of his term can be held the same day as the Feb. 5 ...
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Is there honor in forgiveness?Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Depending on your point of view, Michael Walters of Park Ridge has either invented a new definition for chutzpah, or DePaul University didn't keep its promise. Walters, ...
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Salvaging the American dreamNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Bonnie Wheaton looked Daniel Belz of Glen Ellyn in the eye. The fate of his home was one of 45 foreclosure cases on her DuPage County Circuit Court docket. Another day t...
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Looming DuPage Co. budget cuts putting programs, museum at riskNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Second of a three-part series examining the impact of DuPage County's doomsday budget for next year. The diary of Luther Hiatt has traveled a long and adventurous p...