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Man tries to open plane door on flight
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER, Colorado -- A passenger tried to open a plane door during a Frontier Airlines flight Saturday morning but was subdued by airline staff and passengers, an airline...
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Des Plaines River once vital to life, livelihoodsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - For most commuters traveling across Lake County, the Des Plaines River gets nary a glance. Much of the view is obscured by its tree-lined shores or bridges. These days t...
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This tuber is toast of the town
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- It was a Spud-nik celebration. Thousands of scientists, business executives and gastronomes from around the world converged on Moscow this week to lavish prais...
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'The death of a child is out of order'
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CLOVIS, Calif. -- Early in the Iraq war, Jeff and Peggy Hubbard faced the news that every parent with a child at war dreads, the death of their son Jared, a Marine kille...
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Farming is a tenuous businessAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - One of my first jobs as a reporter in this area 30 years ago was to cover news west of Randall Road, which meant I spent a lot of time talking to farmers. Their liveliho...
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Weathering the storm, enduring its aftermathAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The mail gets through Phil Koerner pulled on boots, grabbed his satchel and waded down one of Des Plaines' most water-logged streets. The four dozen homes along Big Bend...
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From poetry to quilling, park districts have it allAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Seniors will find a plethora of interesting fall classes with reasonable fees at local park districts in DuPage County. The College of DuPage Older Adult Institute and t...
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Suspect drugs found in DMX's home, sheriff says
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Deputies searching the home of rapper DMX during an investigation into claims of animal cruelty found about a half-pound of suspected illegal narcotics, the M...
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Director strikes, kills pedestrian
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-nominated director John Singleton was driving a Lexus SUV when it struck and killed a jaywalker who stepped in front of the car, police said Friday....
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To markets, to marketsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe it's the "eat local" movement. Combined with the "eat more organic" folks. And spurred on by the "let's have something fun down-town" crowd. This year, we've nearl...