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Editorial: Free speech should be encouraged in schoolsOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hard to be different in high school, where conformity reigns and cliques rule. Students can feel excluded for wearing the wrong clothes, let along espousing unpopul...
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Belvidere workers not part of UAW strikeOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A steady stream of cars poured into the office building of United Auto Workers Local 1268 early this morning as workers from Chrysler's Belvidere assembly plant went in ...
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Jerry Bonkowski: Chase isn't over yet, despite what some sayOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Is the party already over in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, or is it just getting started? With four races down and six more to go in the fourth edition of the Chase, ...
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Argument about laziness leads to shootingOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A work-related argument over who was lazier resulted in a man being shot and 11 felony charges filed against the shooter. Morgan County Sheriff Jim Petty said the two...
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Wild Things: Of mice and bowsOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Like most bowhunters, Troy Grant of Mapleton was excited to start archery deer season. At least he was until he retrieved his soft-sided bow case from the spot where it ...
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House set to take up 'moment of silence' vetoOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Silence may be golden, but should it be the Golden Rule? The Illinois House probably will debate along those lines this week when it considers whether to override Gov. ...
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Woman's lawsuit: Taking cancer leave got me firedOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - A 70-year-old woman is suing her former employer, saying she was fired when she would not return to work soon enough following a cancer operation. Evelyn Scimone o...
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Review: 'Darjeeling' has lovable, quirky characters, but not up to parOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Director Wes Anderson is the patron saint of lovable losers. He knows how to navigate their damaged souls, making us laugh, even as we're inspired by their plucky resolv...
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Big rigs should drive 55Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Most anyone who's driven Illinois' highways can identify with the heart-palpitating anxiety of getting passed by a semi tractor-trailer rig. When 30 tons of metal and fr...
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Granlund: GOP debateOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Dave Granlund on Romney and Rudy sparring while Fred tries to nap. ...