Spring Grove
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Low-salt diet no fad: Lessons learned last winter still applyAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Second of a two-part series With salt in good supply and at a more reasonable cost, the panic of last season has passed. But it taught a lasting lesson to those cha...
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National GOP targeting suburban DemocratsAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - National Republicans see hope for a resurgence in President Barack Obama's home state -- and they're coming here this week to help move it along. With a cloud hanging o...
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Health care must be a basic right in U.S.Aug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Now is the time to make sure that all our citizens are able to get the health care they need. A public option is a must. It will bring real competition to the insurance ...
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Carving out his place at the McHenry County fairAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When the temperature soars into the mid-80s before the sun has even reached its midday peak, chain-saw carver David Watson sometimes wishes he could trade-in his stump o...
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Huntley Area Public Library has whole new look thanks to businessesAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The red Huntley Area Public Library van, which was donated by an anonymous patron, may look different the next time you see it. Through the generosity of local businesse...
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Despite salt shortages, study shows drop in suburban winter collisionsAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard when the temperatures are in the 90s to think back to those dire warnings we heard all winter: Drive carefully because there's less ice-melting salt on the roa...
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Alzheimer's is a cruel diseaseAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently visited my wife to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary, and I was a little overwhelmed with our situation. I know that right now she has a black eye from a...
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Already signs that fix is in for 2012Aug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - If you think the Iranian election was rigged or if you are wondering how Minnesota ended up with more votes than voters in heavily Democratic areas, well, hold on to you...
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McHenry County man sentenced to four years for batteryAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A McHenry County man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to a reduced charge stemming from a near-fatal attack on a female acquaintaince...
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Local cops back no-texting law but say it's hard to enforceAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - While they admit it won't be easy to enforce, suburban police officials widely support the new law signed Thursday by Gov. Patrick Quinn that will make it illegal to tex...