Travel
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Overseas feasts make for a memorable Thanksgiving traditionNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - At this time every year, I start to make my favorite thing for Thanksgiving dinner. Reservations. And not at the local Sheraton, though it promises a giant turkey visiti...
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Wall Street museum, tours offer history of finance
Nov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The enduring symbols of Wall Street's fabled, turbulent history are inescapable on this walk through the epicenter of American capitalism. Over there, at 23 W...
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Lincoln bicentennial programs planned
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Visiting SIU? Plenty to do in the Carbondale areaNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Q: We are going to be driving to Carbondale to check out Southern Illinois University for one of our youngsters. We thought we'd stay a couple of days and are wondering ...
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Baltimore to honor Poe's 200th birthday
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Notebaert exhibit shows dark side of the worldNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Dedicated to how animals behave and adapt to life in the dark, The Peggy Notebaert Museum's temporary exhibit, "In the Dark" will make you feel better about sleeping wit...
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Proper planning and prep will help ensure you make your flightNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, when my daughter, Kaley, flew from San Francisco to Chicago, she sat next to a man whose travel plans were up in the air, both literally and figuratively. Her...
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Texas Hill marries cowboy boots, haute cuisine
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World's most luxurious cruise ship now more American-friendlyNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The waiter carries a silver tray with Champagne sparkling in crystal flutes. He wears a black tailcoat of fine worsted wool as he serves an elegant lady resplendent in a...
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Millennium Park ice rink opens Nov. 12Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Ice skating offers one the fleeting feeling of freedom and practicing your figure eights at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park, one of the most extraordin...