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Cutts trial: ‘We're going to try and save his life,' attorney saysFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Canton police officer faces a new concern. Bobby L. Cutts Jr. could lose his life if a jury doesn't spare him the death penalty. His attorneys will try to co...
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NIU shootings stir range of emotions, actionsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University shooting victim Ryanne Mace is remembered by her grandfather as a "star student," who tragically sat in the front of class on Thursday. "S...
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Editorial: Cities, towns need helpFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - To hear municipal officials tell it, every year is a tough budget. There are always rising expenses to accommodate, department requests that must be cut, funding gaps to...
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Campus Shooting: Mother of victim retains her faith in goodnessFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - After learning of the death of her son, it would have been easy for Linda Greer to withdraw into her grief and shun the rest of the world. But the Elmhurst resident publ...
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Campus Shooting: Community comes together in wake of school shootingsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Anxiety came with daylight Friday at Northern Illinois University, where the day before bloodshed, terror and confusion reigned. Most knew that the man who killed fi...
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Looking Up: Moon to hide in our shadowFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - This coming Wednesday evening, Feb. 20, is an opportunity to see one of the grandest spectacles in the night sky -- a total lunar eclipse. Fairly rare to see -- in par...
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Campus Shooting: Chicago sports teams mark tragedyFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and general manager Ken Williams wore Northern Illinois caps Saturday when the team opened spring training at its Tucson headquarters. ...
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Fire destroys home in NeoshoFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Smoke from an early morning fire at a one and a half story house caused lower visibility, and emergency crews to divert traffic on Missouri Highway 86. According t...
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Campus Shooting: Vigil brings needed comfort to NIUFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - About 2,000 Northern Illinois University students, parents, faculty and alumni gathered in the Holmes Student Center Friday night for a somber and therapeutic candleligh...
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NIU response helped by Virginia Tech lessonsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University's response to Thursday's shooting rampage may have been helped by what state officials learned from last year's massacre at Virginia Tech Un...