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After mistrial, Pring-Wilson pleads guilty in stabbing deathJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - After years of maintaining his innocence, a former Harvard student who stabbed a Cambridge, Mass., resident to death pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of involuntary man...
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Family's kennel hit hard during twisterJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - One puppy fell through a wall. Two more were sucked out a window. Another was tossed into a cabinet, discovered later behind a stash of blenders and cake pans. Th...
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Dobbs, Skouby recommended as Newton prosecutorJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Bill Dobbs' and Jake Skouby's names will be submitted to Gov. Matt Blunt for his consideration of a replacement for outgoing Newton County Prosecutor Scott Watson, the N...
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‘Bucket List' settles into tolerable grooveJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - I must admit I didn't think much of "The Bucket List" the first time I laid eyes on its trailer. Looked like another stiff disappointment that director Rob Reiner would ...
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Kathryn Rem: Mini-desserts on top of 'what's hot' listJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm begging restaurants - pretty please with sugar on top - to start offering bite-size desserts. Nearly every time I go out for dinner, someone in my party wants...
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Around the NFL: Unexpected stars power playoff teamsJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Just as a draft bust can break a team, a surprise player can make one. Safety Bob Sanders was "too short" to be a first-round draft pick in 2004. "Too bad" for ev...
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Making cents: What to expect when the pink slip arrivesJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Call it a layoff, a reduction in work force or a departmental elimination. If you've recently been handed that "good-bye and good luck" pink slip, chances are you'...
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Rockford budget cuts could hit educational programsJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - As finals loom, East High School science teacher Carol Johnston teaches a semester's worth of chemistry in an hour. From mildly complicated algebraic conversions a...
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Plans for LaSalle commuter rail to take next stepJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - LaSalle County can launch into the second phase of planning the Illinois Valley Commuter Rail System. U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Morris, announced this week that $250...
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Mass. lawyers taking pledge to go greenJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - David White Jr. doesn't fit the mold of an environmentalist. An attorney and partner in the Boston-based firm of Breakstone, White and Gluck, White is more comfortable i...