Dave Heun
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It's brave to open a restaurant these daysOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicken Mo Mo sure is an interesting name for a culinary creation. But it's never had the pleasure of meeting my mouth and stomach. Nor has any other delicacy most commo...
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Train station parking residuals provide slight boostOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Even with a new parking deck and a large lot or two near the Geneva train station, I could not find a spot to park the other morning when I was running late and had only...
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Geneva, Ratay run over DeKalbOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Offensive linemen on the Geneva football team may have a free meal coming their way from an appreciative running back. "They've been so great for me, I probably should b...
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Dave knows Tri-Cities eateries . . . mostlySep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Readers often assume I am aware of every eatery in the Fox Valley. It's true that I have been to plenty of them, but Judith Jablecki of Batavia stumped me last week. She...
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Geneva tops Sycamore to remain unbeatenSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - If Michael Ratay was carrying too much of the scoring load for the Geneva Vikings the past month, then Friday night's 45-21 rout of Sycamore represented a spreading of t...
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St. Charles man a hero -- and he has the medal to prove itSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Duane Buttell of St. Charles knows exactly what he went through in the skies over North Vietnam on July 14, 1966. He knows what kind of combat engagement he was involved...
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Flooding rains made it a weekend to forgetSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It's possible that my Friday morning round of golf at Pottawatomie Golf Course in St. Charles was one of the last before the heavy rains of Sept. 13 and 14 turned the fi...
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Last-minute TD lifts Geneva past Glenbard SouthSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Geneva hitched its wagon on the 5-foot-10, 200-pound frame of running back Michael Ratay and the long arms of 6-4 defensive end Cory Hofstetter to survive a Western Sun ...
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Converter opens up a whole new world (or at least a few channels)Sep 16, 2008 11:00 pm - As mentioned Sunday, I remain among the few watching TV without cable or a dish. But I am now in the world of digital television - and it's not that complicated. I rece...
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In time of need, Salvation Army rises to occasionSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - One way to gauge the economy is to monitor how many people are in need of help. Unfortunately, the Salvation Army Tri-City Corps had a record month in August in terms of...