Burt Constable
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Ex-Daily Herald reporter can't ignore, or forget, human toll of Flight 191May 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A young journalism graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Paul Marcotte barely began his 3 p.m. to midnight shift as a cop reporter for the Daily Herald when his Mot...
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Readers flock together, but resist urge to tar and featherMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The early bird might get the worm, but the e-mailing readers get the last word on my column about my skirmish with a mother robin: "I was horrified after reading your co...
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Full house at video poker sites won't make state flushMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A buddy and I were reminiscing about all the colorful characters (i.e. generally self-destructive drunks with gambling problems and anger issues) we've known when he tol...
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Group preserves nature in the wild, and on canvasMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - When he talks about standing on the ice and loving the chance to "take the gloves off and go at it again," 28-year-old Ryan White of Elgin sounds as if he might be a hoc...
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Peterson's media entourage should emphasize all domestic violenceMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not about Drew. Oh sure, Drew is the reason the dozen TV cameras and microphones are waiting outside the Will County Courthouse in Joliet practically as soon as the...
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Spelling bee for seniors cUd revive d 404 art of spMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Spelling, as my computer constantly reminds me, has become one of those things like blacksmithing or newspaper columning. There are a few people who still work at the cr...
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In backyard turf battle, robin could make me a jailbirdMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Squirrels and I have a long and colorful history punctuated in the past by attempts at violence and threats of legal action. Bunnies and I have been battling since our d...
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Extending that Mother's Day love to Mom's mom and moreMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Relishing my sister-in-law's annual extended families' Mother's Day brunch in Elgin, all the cousins understand how lucky they are to have their mothers' mothers (Gammy ...
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Holly murdered at age 11, but her search for justice turns 17May 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Everybody says 11-year-old baby-sitter Holly Staker was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on Aug. 17, 1992. But her granite gravestone in Gurnee lists her date of ...
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Darker skies mean lighter energy bills -- and a clear view of starsMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Even World War II rationing couldn't keep David R. Toeppen from his heavenly pursuits. "In high school, I was very interested in astronomy," says Toeppen, who had to fil...