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Artist marks milestones in Civil Rights struggleJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The Civil Rights Movement of the '60s made a powerful impression on Pamela Chatterton-Purdy. And now the Harwich Port artist is creating a series of impressions from...
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IHSA approves random drug testsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Beginning next fall, student-athletes who compete in Illinois High School Association postseason events will be subject to random tests for performance-enhancing drugs. ...
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State Supreme Court hearing Beaman appealJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The state's highest court Tuesday will hear an appeal from Alan Beaman, the Auburn High School graduate serving a 50-year prison sentence for the 1993 murder of his ex-g...
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Mass. lawmakers may ban use of cell phones while drivingJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - State lawmakers Wednesday are expected to debate whether to ban Massachusetts drivers from using cell phones behind the wheel. Two recent accidents involving cell ...
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Editorial: Public boards must rein in health costsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The gap between shrinking private-sector employee benefits and often-generous public-sector employee benefits seems to have only been growing this decade. It's time that...
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Pera slams Lipinski during candidates forumJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark Pera, the Western Springs resident challenging Rep. Dan Lipinski for the 3rd District U.S. congressional seat, offered harsh words at a candidates forum Sunday for ...
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Feathers still flying in East Rochester after chicken barbecueJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - An August fundraiser for Democratic candidates for the East Rochester Village Board is costing village taxpayers $10,000 because the board decided to pay a false-arrest ...
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‘In Vershaw We Trust' -- New Monmouth coach selling hopeJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Eight games into the season, Mark Vershaw has the Monmouth College men's basketball team practicing layups. Of course, the drill isn't that simple. In a morning pr...
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Domestic violence shelters strained by demandJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - A spike in the number of women seeking to escape abusive relationships and a dearth of shelter space so overwhelmed a local domestic violence group that more than 8 in 1...
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Parents opting for cloth diapers over disposablesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Cloth diapering is making a comeback. A far cry from the cloth diapers of past generations, there is a growing trend fueled by the environmental movement and the Intern...