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How do kettles fare as Christmas shopping trends toward online buys?Dec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The bells outside the red kettles might be the only things jingling anymore. As more Americans shop for Christmas online, less cash is changing hands and landing -...
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Cost of decking town halls easy on budgetDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Here, each village employee gets a $100 gift certificate from the Village Board as a holiday bonus. A little south, in Loves Park, the city threw a $1,800 catered Christ...
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Primary decision makers: Project budgetDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - PRIMARY DECISIONMAKERS: Look at how Iowa and New Hampshire match up to America, in all kinds of demographics. And why Iowans take such pride in voting first. And why New...
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Patriots won't discount Dolphins' challengeDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - The Dolphins are 1-13, right? The team with the worst record in the NFL? Just had to check, because it certainly didn't seem like the Patriots were talking about t...
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Editorial: The Santa lieDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Keep this page from the youngest children. It's time for some serious talk about Santa Claus. Yes, that jolly old elf is a wonderful part of Christmas tradition. Childre...
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Browns notebook: Browns, Titans fighting for wild-card spotDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Several playoff scenarios could play out for the Browns, but the focus is on Tennessee. The 9-5 Browns and 8-6 Titans are fighting for a wild-card spot. If the Browns be...
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Vallas will meet with Peoria District 150 officials after ChristmasDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Noted education leader Paul Vallas was in town Friday talking to local business leaders about school reform, and he plans to meet with District 150 officials sometime af...
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Primary decision makers: Earliest voters may not look exactly like us, but they're keeping it realDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - For a pdf of the nation compared to Iowa and New Hampshire, click here. DES MOINES, Iowa -- There's Hillary, Ron. Oh, and John, too. "I forgot about John," sa...
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1947 Rose Bowl: Siegert made a deal -- if he made it home from the war, he'd go back to collegeDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - A freshman at Illinois Wesleyan University when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Herb Siegert went with his football teammates to enlist shortly after the attack. ...
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Government cites MIT for nuclear reactor violationsDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Federal officials say MIT violated nuclear regulations after a university worker was exposed to almost a year's worth of radiation in one day. A worker moving equipment ...