Kane County
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No truly 'green' city should flounder so over nature's basicsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - I felt sorry for the man. Elgin City Councilman Mike Powers wasn't too happy with a recent column in which I'd suggested a big budget goose egg in public works manpower ...
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Lancers tag South ElginDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - South Elgin coach Tim Prendergast knew his team could not get drawn into a game of tag with Lake Park. Lake Park kept insisting the Storm was "it." "We didn't want to tr...
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A carriage ride through Geneva with SantaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - On Friday, hundreds of people will crowd the area near the Kane County Courthouse for Geneva's traditional Christmas Walk. They'll await the arrival of Santa Lucia and -...
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Aurora University students fill 'cupboard'Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Kathy Breen was busy Saturday fielding cell phone calls and serving as a tactical officer. She was coordinating tasks and fetching supplies at Assisi Homes-Batavia Apart...
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Introduce your kids to New OrleansDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - How could one not be drawn to the unique melting pot history of New Orleans with its extraordinary food and music, myriad flags flown over the last 300 years and legends...
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Fighting AIDS a world awayDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Almost a world away from Zambia at a retirement home in Lincolnshire, volunteers spent Saturday assembling kits for caregivers of those infected with HIV in the African ...
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Naming all species was man's lifelong passionDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Ever since college botany I have been fascinated by the work of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th century Swedish scientist who created a system for naming plants and animals. I w...
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Movers and shakersDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The Foundation for Personal Financial Education named Hank Tajkowski, founder and president of Wealth Logic Solutions, chapter director in Chicago. Rational USA, Schaum...
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Welcome the new breed: The 'I Want It Closer' sectorDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not something any of us really saw coming. Oh, we knew this area was growing at breakneck speed. And we knew that the NIMBY, or Not In My Back Yard, sector would b...
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Incorporation a ploy and nothing's freeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to all the people of Campton Township who feel they need to add another level of government to our lives. I was born in Campton Township in 1935 and lived he...