Jean Murphy
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'Little Shop' no small show to mountOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - What better time than October to stage a dark comedy musical about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood? ArtReach Educational Theatre...
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Air Force pilot honored as outstanding graduateOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Capt. Gina Stramaglio, a 1992 graduate of Prospect High School, was honored by her alma mater last Friday afternoon between the Homecoming soccer and football games as a...
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Slow economy necessitates inventive thinkingSep 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It is no secret that both new and existing houses have not been selling well the past couple years. Neither is the fact that rising gas prices and the cost of other nece...
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Economy no reason to forgo home ownershipSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The troubles on Wall Street are no reason for the average prospective homebuyer to panic. "There is no reason to worry if you want to buy a house. The rates right now ar...
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'57, '58 St. Raymond students gather for reunionSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Twenty graduates of the St. Raymond School classes of 1957 and 1958 and their spouses gathered Saturday for a reunion. The 50th and 51st reunions began with a tour of th...
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'Beehive' shows off music by women - and the hair, tooSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Big hair and big voices will take the stage when the Big Noise Theatre Company opens "Beehive: The '60s Musical" Friday, Sept. 26, at the Prairie Lakes Theater in Des Pl...
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Area native to show Martha Stewart her crafts MondaySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A Mount Prospect native will hit the big time Monday, Sept. 22, when she appears on The Martha Stewart Show, which airs in Chicago at 11 a.m. on NBC. Jen Istwan Hopwood ...
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Old lamps require more than turn of the switchSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Days are getting shorter and nights are getting nippy. It is hard to ignore that fact of approaching winter. And as days shorten and become cooler, we inevitably spend m...
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Five design rules to create stunning homesSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Curb appeal is that elusive quality that slaps you in the face and makes you say, "That is a beautiful home!" It is that unique mix of textures, shapes, materials and co...
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Clock now ticking on outdoor choresSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - You go to work, get the kids off to school and all of their activities, clean up everyday messes, get meals on the table and launder through the washer/dryer/drawer-or-c...