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Jury awards former Caterpillar Inc. employee $1.76 millionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Robert Albright said Friday he can finally hold his head up and no longer be embarrassed about what happened 10 years ago when Caterpillar Inc. fired him. Time heals...
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Jim Hillibish: Compost tea saves discount-store plant's lifeAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes there's a higher level that takes control of us. I've quit trying to fight it, especially with houseplants. So I'm walking past the plant rack at a major...
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To fishermen, storm seemed to last foreverAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Kevin Jackson has fished at Snake Den Hollow in the Knox County town of Victoria every weekend this summer. "They have good muskie, nice crappie," the 43-year-old Cr...
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Kirk Wessler: Big Ten boss should point at himselfAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - This guy recently barnstormed the Midwest, projecting himself as if riding a white horse and slaying the evil Cable Empire while he championed your inalienable right...
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Editorial: Don't forget your child is in the carAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - It is difficult to write about a tragedy such as this, yet given the numbers of children who have died in hot cars, it seems even worse to stay silent. Last Thursday, a ...
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Former teacher pleads to wrong chargeAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Ian McDonald appeared back in Peoria County Circuit Court on Friday morning to modify his plea to a lesser charge. He had to do so in order for his plea agreement, rea...
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How embarrassing: Red Sox fans outnumber White Sox fans in ChicagoAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - There wasn't the usual amount of booing at U.S. Cellular Field that normally would have accompanied a beatdown like the one the White Sox received in Friday's doublehead...
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Volunteers help rebuild churchAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As a construction worker, Johnny Gipson at least looked the part. Work boots. Work pants held up by suspenders with a star-spangled patriotic motif. T-shirt. Utility b...
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Editorial: In New York, sex offender laws limitedAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Knock knock Who's there? You might not want to know How can we live in a free society, yet keep close tabs on someone who has the potential to harm som...
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White Sox notebook: Reinsdorf gives Ozzie an 'A' for the seasonAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Ozzie Guillen deserves an "A" grade for his managing this year, Ken Williams had his best-ever offseason over the winter and Jose Contreras "certainly isn't living up to...