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Pooh's dip into honey fetches thousands

Associated Press
Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Tiggers might not like honey but collectors apparently do. A sketch by Winnie the Pooh illustrator E.H. Shepard entitled "Tiggers Don't Like Honey" fetched 31,...
Five renowned authors to visit U-46 schools

By Kerry Lester
Nov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 students who need to raise their reading scores on standardized tests will get some inspiration today and Tuesday, with the visits of fiv...
Navajos, late author Hillerman shared affection

Associated Press
Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. _ On the Navajo Nation where tribal members sometimes hesitate to open up to outsiders, they embraced Tony Hillerman as an honest and genuine man who wa...
iPods for all: Other ways to spend Iraq war's $1 trillion

Associated Press
Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob Simpson sprang from his ...
Independent book stores put a special focus on children

By Samantha Nelson Daily Herald Correspondent
Oct 23, 2008 11:00 pm - No matter what your children's ages, you can start encouraging a love of reading by taking them to local bookstores. While the suburbs are filled with big book chains, t...
Medal of Honor recipient criticizes war planning

Associated Press
Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award for battlefield valor, does not come easily. During and since World War II, 60 percent have been bestowed p...
Prince continues to chart his own course

Associated Press
Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- At a celebration/concert for Prince's new book, late night had turned into early morning, the bar was closing and party organizers were deciding what decorat...
A fair campaign in Grayslake English class

By Bob Susnjara
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Concerns about Barack Obama's presence in an eighth-grade literature book - minus representation from presidential opponent John McCain - have prompted Grayslake Element...
'Brass Verdict' is suspenseful and fast paced

Associated Press
Oct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Michael Connelly is hard on his heroes. They are always getting shot, stabbed, bludgeoned, kidnapped, blown up or run over. And given the emotional trauma he subjects th...
Muller's 'Burn Out' shows a few signs of fatigue

Associated Press
Oct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Private eye Sharon McCone is feeling burned out after narrowly escaping the bombing of her safe house during a high-profile investigation. She retires to her husband's r...

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