Burt Constable
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Trek from ignorance to activism turns Bentley into BawbaMar 12, 2011 10:00 pm - It says something wonderful about the diversity of the United States of America when a kid who grows up in an overwhelmingly white suburb, hails from a line of WASPs tha...
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Selling hope to inventors vying for 'As Seen On TV' gloryMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Carrying his dream to become the “next infomercial millionaire,” 22-year-old inventor Timothy Dahlin of Palatine steps to the microphone and nervously explains why his “...
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Cancer survivors boast, so should mental illness champsMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - We assume a gunman who commits a horrendous crime has a mental illness. We are confident a mental illness is behind those hilarious/sad public outbursts that have been b...
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Fallout from Northwestern 'Sex' class sparks memoriesMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - That controversial, spur-of-the-moment sex-toy demonstration after a class at Northwestern University has critics and the talk-radio circuit abuzz with the sort of bawdy...
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All these suburbanites are saying is, 'Give ukes a chance'Mar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - In a world with skyrocketing gas prices, horrific crimes, political standoffs, global unrest, fears that Moammar Gadhafi will never step down and worries that Charlie Sh...
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Gay rights activist from Buffalo Grove diesMar 01, 2011 1:00 am - A 32-year-old gay rights activist from Buffalo Grove who waged a public campaign challenging people to “make things better now” for troubled youths has died. Friends gre...
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Foster dad steps up to help homeless Conant studentFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Life up to now has been “kinda everything,” says Anthony “Richie” Lemus, a homeless 18-year-old who just shrugs when asked where he grew up. There was the trailer park i...
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Bulb ban alters Easy-Bake recipeFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Just as suburbanites once mourned the demise of the trusty 7-gallon-flush toilet and cheap, leaded gasoline, our nation's latest environmental advancement is forcing a m...
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Can video games prepare kids for driving in real world?Feb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - My wife and I nod appreciatively from the stands as we watch our 11-year-old son deftly drive his team's remote-controlled robotic crane at this month's Great Lakes Midw...
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You can make dent in $14 trillion debtFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - When your credit card hits its $2,000 limit, the credit card company generally responds not with a firm letter telling you to stop spending more money than you make, but...