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Homework tips help parents teach their kidsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - About this time in the school year after a couple of less than spectacular grade reports, some parents may be considering giving their kids a bit of a boost in the homew...
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Graduate's speech crossed a delicate lineNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - I admire Erica Corder's commitment to Jesus, and I commend her willingness to say so publicly. As one raised in an evangelical Protestant environment and continuing to l...
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Tragedy spurred her to actionNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A family tragedy led a Geneva woman to take up the fight against the disease that took her sister away. For the work she's been doing, Sue Bergeson, 50, was recently hon...
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Durbin encourages staff at VA hospital to talk openly
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Sen. Dick Durbin asked the Department of Veteran Affairs Friday to remind employees of a southern Illinois hospital under scrutiny for a rise in postoperative...
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A little history of a club's arts and craft showNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Mothers, community residents, club members -- and artists? That was the case once upon a time, when it came to a popular annual holiday craft bazaar, hosted by what was ...
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Secret love hotels open to investorsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- Japan's secretive love hotels are opening up to European investors as one player in the sector prepares for a debut on London's stock market this month. Japan L...
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Youth to present C.S. Lewis classicNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Christian Youth Theater of McHenry County will bring the timeless story of the C.S. Lewis classic "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to life. Performances will b...
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As peace returns, so does wildlife
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - OPEKOLOE, Sudan -- The hippos had fled to other islands in the White Nile, driven away by one of the few forces that can dislodge a large herd of these fierce beasts -- ...
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Super pay for superintendentsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Running a public school system pays well. Compensation for suburban school chiefs in the 2005-06 school year ranged from $121,565 to $394,995. Among the 94 suburban dist...
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Rally for torture victim, justice
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hundreds of people gathered at West Virginia's Capitol on Saturday to urge prosecutors to add hate crime charges against six white people arrested i...