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Round ‘em up for a partyFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - When girls just wanna have fun and get something done, there are options. Fun idea: Home parties It might seem tacky to mix up a recipe while shopping at the grocer...
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Checkout Lane: Choosing right vacuum has a lot to do with what's on floorsFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - With spring around the corner, now is as good a time as any to begin picking up supplies for the impending home cleaning work. Kim Hallisey, a saleswoman at Vacuu...
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SUNY officials considering background checks for some studentsFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - State University of New York officials are pushing for peace officers at two-year community colleges to be able to conduct criminal background checks on students involve...
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Representative will try to peddle idea of issuing licenses to smokeFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A lawmaker plans to seek a vote next week on his proposal to let Illinois businesses buy licenses if they want to permit patrons to smoke inside, thus bypassing the new ...
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Book reveals insight into the almost-perfect crimeFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - From Lizzie Borden's chopping spree to the Boston Strangler's necktie parties, Bay Staters remember crimes that combine passion, a colorful cast of characters and strang...
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Around Baseball: Coaches adapt to wearing batting helmetsFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Ed Romero's black helmet gleamed in the Florida sun. There were no scratches to mar its surface, no dirt or pine tar to make it resemble Manny Ramirez's grimy lid. ...
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When wild animals find their way inside, what's to keep them from coming back?Feb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - June Spearing didn't think twice when her husband Hershal mentioned the opossum that had found its way to the back fence. The house is near the railroad tracks, and it's...
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Peoria Democrat proposes admission taxFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Customers of Illinois strip clubs would pay a new tax to generate funding for Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse and other rape-crisis centers under a plan that Sen...
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Longtime friend of Cutts describes ride to dispose of bodyFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - "I'll leave." Myisha L. Ferrell said she didn't know what the phrase meant, but it was the last thing Jessie M. Davis said. Bobby L. Cutts Jr. told her that as he ...
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Company helps employers build effective recruiting programsFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A college internship can be a valuable learning tool where the student can parley the experience into full-time employment. Or it can be a complete waste of time where t...