Burt Constable
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Mom: The holidays are not the same without LeeDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The little silver engine pulls two miniature railroad cars, the golden candle holders on the roofs serving as smokestacks. "The train is Lee's menorah," says mother Beth...
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Strangers scare a little girl, but they aren't who you thinkDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - With stories of gunmen, would-be child-nappers and the usual assortment of perverts in the news, you can understand how a little Arlington Heights girl might be freaked ...
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Yes, Dawn, there is a greedy adult threatening SantaDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The e-mail from this Schaumburg mother of three has an earnest, pleading quality. But Dawn doesn't desire anything from me. She just wants to let folks know what's wrong...
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Some neigh-sayers may be forced to bail on hay marketDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to fuel for our transportation needs, gasoline isn't the only commodity delivering sticker shock in the suburbs. Hay prices topped $200 a ton and sometimes...
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It took a village to write that column, but it's not magicalNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - This column wants to express sympathy for those poor service industry employees whose jobs require them to end every conversation with a pitch: Grocery checkout clerks w...
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Local-access cable's 'Ralph the Robot' now 'Enchanted'Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Writing about a fairyland princess who finds herself in the real world has propelled screenwriter Bill Kelly from his real-world upbringing in Elk Grove Village to the h...
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Candlelight ceremony planned for missing Stevenson seniorNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Friends and loved ones of a missing 18-year-old from Buffalo Grove have scheduled a "We Miss Lee" candlelight ceremony as a way of coping with the emotional case. Lee Cu...
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Gun control not a partisan issue for some lawmakersNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois gun-control advocates handed out their 2007 awards Monday in Chicago, aware that the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court may make the biggest impact on gun ...
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A dozen years of a Thanksgiving family column traditionNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - In addition to already being our greatest holiday, Thanksgiving has special meaning for my family. On Thanksgiving Day 12 years ago, my wife gave birth to our twin sons,...
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Cable TV news could use an All-Petersons NetworkNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The cable newstainment shows have been dominated recently by one name: Peterson. You need a scorecard to keep track of all the Petersons in the headlines. A radio news a...