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Mother Teresa's spiritual torment
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Mother Teresa's hidden faith struggle, laid bare in a new book that shows she felt alone and separated from God, is forcing a re-examination of one of the world's best k...
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Authors, Web sites help you find good reads with less troubleAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Thomas Jefferson said, "I cannot live without books." Some of us know exactly what he meant. If you are among this group, you know that one of the constant quests is for...
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Contest winners sling back wingsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Mundelein restaurant Frank's for the Memories held its first wing-eating contest Saturday, accompanied by roosters and chickens, live music and great food. Seven contes...
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Violence in Baghdad down
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- This year's U.S. troop buildup has succeeded in bringing violence in Baghdad down from peak levels, but the death toll from sectarian attacks around the count...
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$300,000 in grants awardedAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The Lake County Community Foundation handed out $300,000 in grants recently to nonprofit organizations helping people in the county. "This was the Foundation's largest a...
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Why you should care about faith in politicsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Thanks to an automobile commercial, the word "Duh" has come back into regular language, rescued from its status as a slang term used primarily by children and teens. It ...
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'Wiser, more experienced' Oberweis aims to fill Hastert's seatAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A more humble Jim Oberweis will kick off his congressional bid today stressing a continued focus on tax cuts and illegal immigration and his desire to follow in retirin...
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Martin Luther King Jr. tribute finds opposition
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The selection of a Chinese sculptor to carve a three-story monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall is raising questions about what part of ...
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Batavia teacher mournedAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A 39-year-old Batavia teacher was remembered Saturday by friends and family members for the joy she brought to others as a wife, mother, educator and colleague. Several ...
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Car breath tests made mandatory
Aug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A new Illinois law requires first-time drunken driving offenders to install breath test devices in their vehicles and pass the test every time they try to start their en...