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Woman keeps her volunteer schedule full to help where she's neededOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - There is no age limit on helping others, and people of any age can volunteer to be of assistance to their neighbors. Agnes Drozdz uses a walker these days, and will soon...
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Smoody, Palatine brew up a titleOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Palatine has never won a state boy cross country title. But senior Mat Smoody said two weeks ago that the Pirates -- who were three-time state runners-up from 2003-05 -...
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Mustangs clearly show they have postseason edgeOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Stan Pheteau said he saw a blowout predicted in a Niles newspaper. And it wasn't favorable news for Rolling Meadows. Turned out there was a blowout Saturday night when N...
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Making sacrifices to make others happyOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Ten-year-old Matt Rice was busy Saturday morning, making picture frames at Pritchett Elementary School in Buffalo Grove to be given as presents to people he doesn't even...
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New business drives you, and your car, home from barOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A few weekends ago, Catherine Niehaus was out for drinks with a friend in South Barrington. The 42-year-old mom was having a good time -- so good she started ...
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Book targets what it takes to make library a successOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - I am very concerned about the future of libraries. Specifically, I worry that libraries will not change fast enough to be relevant in a future with information virtually...
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Man accused of beating boy is jailedOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A Prospect Heights man accused of beating a teenager with a golf club was ordered held on $75,000 bond Saturday. Mario Vasquez, 34, of 509 Love Drive, faces one charge o...
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Mary Kay employees adapt disabled woman's house iOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Susan Kohn surveyed with wide eyes the small army of painters and carpenters scurrying through her house Saturday. "I never expected anything like this," she said. "I fe...
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Chapter 6: Administrator pay vs. teacher payOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Teachers get fewer apples from students these days, but their paychecks now more than compensate for the loss. Between 1998 and 2006, the average teacher pay in 94 subur...
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Church facelift a matter of faithOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - No one intended a multipurpose room to house church services. Sure, the space could double for athletics or a ballroom, but for Sunday Mass? Over the next 10 months whil...