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Connecticut man overcomes flesh-eating diseaseNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The pain, Stephen McCarroll remembers, bores right into your soul. And even as he throws off disarming grins and rolls up his cuff to show his recent skin grafts,...
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The Beer Nut: Julio's rolls out the barrels for unique brewNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Today, Julio's Liquor's has something no other liquor store in Massachusetts has a beer exclusively brewed for them. Julio's, located on Route 9 in Westborough, has join...
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Michael Miller: Peoria places hopes on 40-day prayerNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - From his vantage point in City on a Hill Church of Christ, the Rev. William Preston says he can see benefits beyond Mayor James Ardis' recent request to get a 40-day pra...
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Peter Costa: Mailer: Heavyweight champion of the wordNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Norman Mailer, literary lion and mega-media star, is dead. In his 60 years as a novelist, he wrote many insightful and highly stylistic books like "Armies of the Night,"...
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Bank accounts for kids go beyond piggy banksNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - A child's bank account may not earn high interest but will pay off big in developing a lifelong appreciation for the value of setting money aside. Many banks try t...
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Life on the edge: Woman wows audiences by swallowing swordsNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - There are only about 100 known sword swallowers in the world. And Riley Schillaci of Penfield is one of them. "I started when I was around 14 years old, swallowin...
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Officials want to spread word about avian fluNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - More than 300 people have been diagnosed with avian influenza since 2004. The cases were mostly in Asia, but state officials know it could be a matter of time before the...
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New book helps cooks who have vision problemsNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Need to chop an onion? Grab a knife. That's the easy answer for most cooks. But if you're visually impaired, using a knife can be a scary and dangerous thing. Chris Ch...
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Illinois notebook: Williams stands out as a sophomoreNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Too much was expected of quarterback Juice Williams when he was an 18-year-old freshman on campus for only two months at the start of the Illinois football team's presea...
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Part I: Special ed: Pass or Fail? School budgets squeezed like never beforeNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This is a Patriot Ledger special project. More sidebars/graphics available on Patriot Ledger Web site. More photos available on the CNC ftp ...