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Bears loss cements seat in front of TV for postseasonDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The phrase "desperate times call for desperate measures" wasn't created with the Chicago Bears in mind. It's just that the words perfectly described them Monday night. W...
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Flying home for the holidays? Make sure you know the carry-on rulesDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Who would have dreamed the lowly carry-on bag ever would become the focus of every airline traveler's anxiety? After the events of 9/11, heightened airport sec...
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Bears notebook: Vasher's return returns dividendsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The Chicago Bears decided to play cornerback Nathan Vasher for the first time since Week 3. Good decision. Vasher returned an interception 34 yards to set up Chicago's f...
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Water Resources advisory board: No relief in sight on climbing billsDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Household water and sewer bills went up an average of 6.2 percent, or $63, in 2007 as a result of Massachusetts Water Resources Authority rate increases, according to an...
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Mike Nadel: Enabling managers mostly manage deceitDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Go ahead. Be disgusted and outraged about all of baseball's cheating juicers. Just be sure to save some disgust and outrage for all of the managers who pretended it ...
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Homes sales down, prices up in DuPage CountyDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Foreclosures, plummeting home sales and troubles with subprime mortgages have grabbed headlines across the country this year, but the housing market in DuPage County has...
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Alice Coyle: Love thy neighbors with snow blowersDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Winter got off to an early start dropping a foot of snow in my neighborhood Thursday afternoon giving my husband and 8-year-old son all they could handle shoveling our s...
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Mattoon gets FutureGen nod, but hurdles remainDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - FutureGen, an environmentally friendly coal-fueled energy plant, is coming to Mattoon, a consortium of power companies announced Tuesday. Not so fast, says the U....
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Players, coaches expect wild OSU-Cleveland State gameDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Ohio State sophomore guard David Lighty spent part of his day Monday looking for three more tickets for tonight's game against Cleveland State. They are in big dem...
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Elizabeth Davies: Rest of us can learn from spirited bell ringerDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - It was, I'm sure, with the best of intentions that a mom volunteered to ring the Salvation Army bell with her preschooler this year. This mom probably figured the ...