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Federal inmate using suits to clog systemNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Imagine getting sued for flatuence during dinner. That's what a suit says happened when a McLean County Sheriff's Department jailer served dinner to inmate Anthony L. Fl...
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'It's like a miracle' - Alternative medicine taps into the ancient Chinese art qigong for healingNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Rhonda Washer is the premiere poster child for alternative medicine. Energy work. Nutrition. Magnets. Cranio-sacral therapy. You name it, the one-time owner of LifePa...
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Missouri minimum wage, part I: Minimum wage, minimum impactNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - So far, raising Missouri's minimum wage does not appear to have had a major impact on the paychecks for most lake-area workers, although some claim the cost of goods and...
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Bar goes smoke free for a dayNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - When Kelleher's Irish Pub & Eatery opened for lunch on Thursday, 38 business days remained for customers and employees to smoke cigarettes inside before a new state law ...
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IDOT discusses long-term plan for stateNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois Department of Transportation officials discussed key policies and goals for a new 20-year plan during a meeting Thursday at the Central Illinois Regional Airp...
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Geri Nikolai: Lost hummingbird now living at Brookfield ZooNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Remember the green-breasted mango hummingbird that somehow got to Beloit, Wis., and summered at the home of Karl and Joan Salzberg? He's in suburban Chicago now. T...
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Richard K. Lodge: Blades of wonderNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Staples should get an "Easy" button for its plan to build a wind turbine behind its headquarters on Crossing Boulevard, Framingham. Without that, the company might find ...
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Snuffing smoking: 47 days until new tobacco laws go into effectNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - It has never been a better time to quit smoking. That has always been the message from public-health advocates, but with a statewide smoking ban looming, some smok...
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Uneven ‘Cholera' offers numerous delightsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - There are some novels that can't make an easy transition from the page to the screen. I would venture that Gabriel Garcia Marquez's prize-winning "Love in the Time o...
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Schools still waiting for funding bump from 'BIMP'Nov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - After weeks of delay, lawmakers this month finally sent Gov. Rod Blagojevich the legislation needed to ensure that public schools receive the extra state funding they're...