Articles filed under Curious
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Dist. 300 ensemble books parade gigJul 01, 2014 11:00 pm - The Dundee Middle School Street Ensemble in which kids learn music by beating garbage cans, paint buckets, metal chairs, pots and pans and the like, has booked a parade ...
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Station astronauts getting espresso makerJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Talk about a cosmic caffeine jolt. The International Space Station is getting a real Italian espresso machine. Astronauts of all nationalities - b...
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War zones: When drones fall from the skyJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - The Washington Post More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, a record of calamity that exposes the potential...
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44 years later, BHS class ring returned to ownerJun 19, 2014 3:01 pm - Memories are gilded in gold, burnished with the passage of time. For some, memories are rekindled by turning the pages of a local newspaper or looking at the photograph...
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Batavia resident was the 'father of Flag Day'Jun 08, 2014 11:00 pm - Flag Day celebrates its 65th anniversary on Saturday, June 14. Much of the credit for the celebration of our nation's symbol falls to a former Batavia resident Bernard J...
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Deer that hit van may have been startled off overpassMay 29, 2014 5:00 am - High school football fields. Metra train tracks. Backyard sandboxes. These familiar sights in the suburbs double as a sanctuary for a creature on the move from May to Ju...
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Elgin Armory marks 75th anniversaryMay 22, 2014 6:30 am - Proclaimed a "civic dream come true" when it was dedicated, the Elgin Armory - the longtime home to the Illinois National Guard - is about to celebrate its 75th annivers...
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Man charged with tattooing smiley face on girl, 12May 17, 2014 1:01 am - CENTERVILLE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man has been charged with tattooing a smiley face and a derogatory word on a 12-year-old girl's arm. State police tell the Erie Times-N...
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Miss Beazley, former White House Scottie, diesMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - DALLAS - Miss Beazley, former President George W. Bush's beloved Scottish terrier, has died. Bush's office announced Saturday that Miss Beazley was "put to rest" this we...
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Fans honor Dennis Hopper at 'Easy Rider' festivalMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - TAOS, N.M. - Motorcyclists and movie fanatics from as far away as Canada have made the pilgrimage to northern New Mexico to celebrate Dennis Hopper and his iconic counte...