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Brent St. Germain: Baseball's intriguing teamsApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - It's hard to believe that another Major League Baseball season has arrived. It seemed like it was only yesterday that the San Francisco Giants were celebrating their thi...
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Page H. Onorato: Bringing spring to the dinner tableApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - "Daddy, how come this milk tastes so funny?" I asked a few decades ago. "The cows graze on wild onions this time of the year; butter tastes a little odd, too, but it's s...
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Alongi and Spencer win mayors' races in Du Quoin, PinckneyvilleApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Even before the last four Du Quoin precincts were counted the face of city government was already changing. Mayor-elect Guy Alongi, who defeated incumbent Rex Duncan 935...
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JUCO Hoops: Walker finalist for awardApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Former John A. Logan College standout guard, Darien Walker, was one of 26 finalists for the prestigious Riley Wallace Award presented annually to the nation's top first-...
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Season Stepp: Try farmer's market sunchoke in a creamy potato soupApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Native to America, the sunchoke is a gnarly-looking little tuber, similar in appearance to fresh ginger. It is also known in some parts as a "Jerusalem artichoke," altho...
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Tsarnaev convicted on all charges in Boston Marathon bombingApr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - BOSTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old form...
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Stay Tuned: On ‘One Big Happy' three's a crowdApr 07, 2015 1:01 am - "One Big Happy," a situation comedy from producer Ellen DeGeneres, focuses on three people who form a non-traditional family. Best friends Lizzy and Luke decide to have ...
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Dr. Elaine Heffner: Fluid futuresApr 07, 2015 1:01 am - Despite the current emphasis on the importance of a college education and the pressure on children and parents to achieve academic success, some different voices are sta...
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Pie in face fundraiser for cancer researchApr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Family Video has for several years been cooperating with the Lymphoma Prevention Fund and the University of Chicago Medical Center in helping lead the fight in lymphoma ...
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3 new baseball books worth a read this seasonApr 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Each spring dozens of baseball titles hit the bookstores. This year, there are several titles about some of the game's biggest names, such as Ty Cobb, Billy Martin and M...