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Hood back on the bike, looking to reclaim exercise recordMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Until last summer, 50-year-old George Hood of Aurora held the world record for continuous exercise by a human being -- 111 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on a stationa...
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High-tech presents for the modern momMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - You can always get Mom a new mobile phone, laptop or digital camera. But for a truly remarkable Mother's Day, what about a robot? Or an outfit made of special fabric tha...
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DuPage hobby calendarMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Submit events at least two weeks in advance to Melynda Findlay via e-mail, mfindlay@dailyherald.com, or by fax, (630) 955-0895. Today • Villa Park Recreation's Read...
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Volunteer triple threat scores DuPage forest preserve honorMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Being named volunteer of the year isn't the best prize Harry Holland has received since he began working with the DuPage County Forest Preserve in 2003. "My wife and I m...
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Reward for 'rare breed'May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - No one was as surprised to find out Kay Richards was getting a lifetime achievement award as Kay Richards. "I thought that would be done down the road a-ways," she said....
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47 years of riding the railsMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - You may have seen him through the years on the train to work. After 47 years of service, Union Pacific engineer Eugene "Gene" Picchiotti has called it quits for retireme...
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Dist. 200 breaks ground for HubbleMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's leaders, teachers, students and residents gathered at the future Hubble Middle School site in Warrenville to celebrate a communit...
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DuPage County in 60 secondsMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Doctor wins top honor Area cardiologist Vincent Bufalino has been awarded the American Heart Association's top honor, the Gold Heart Award. Bufalino, CEO and president o...
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Miss America helps teens fight eating disordersMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's an almost stereotypical image: a beauty pageant winner battling an eating disorder. But there may be no better way for Kirsten Haglund to reach out to teens struggl...
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Lombard's Fairest of them allMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Katie Scully said she waited until the last minute to apply for the honor of riding as a Lilac Princess in the royal court at Lombard's annual parade on May 18. Despite...