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School or hard knocks?Jul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - My nephew was in town this weekend looking at colleges and his mom asked me to help him prepare questions for the campus interviews (a request that was rescinded upon my...
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Concert preview: Widespread Panic's latest addition to lineup no rookieJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Longevity is among the hallmarks of Widespread Panic, still going strong where many of the jam-oriented rock groups it came up with in the 1980s and 1990s have gone unde...
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Peter Costa: Talking the talk - It is what it is, or is it?Jul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm always impressed with how rapidly colloquialisms become a part of our language. I'm not referring to hipster talk used by musicians or gangsta rapsters. I'm talking ...
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Upper Crust Pizzeria a new addition to Moody Street in WalthamJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Owners of The Upper Crust Pizzeria expect to open their sixth location, at 435 Moody St., on Tuesday, taking over the former Panopticon Gallery. "We've been looking forw...
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Classical singer finds his true voice, and sings in SomervilleJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Bulent Guneralp sings in Somerville as a very different performer than in his native Istanbul. In fact, it's like he's playing a different instrument. Guneralp began hi...
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Budget feuds delaying area plans for AmtrakJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Amtrak trains between Chicago and Rockford are already delayed - in Springfield. The longer it takes lawmakers to pass a budget, the longer it will take them to tackle...
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Jane Miller: Rather not be doing the NASCAR bumpJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - If NASCAR fans remember nothing else from last year's Nextel Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, they remember the finish: Jeff Gordon bumping Matt Kenseth out of the way ...
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Museums incorporate technology for an interactive experienceJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Walk into a museum around Rockford, and chances are you'll be encouraged to touch - a lot Like their counterparts across the country, local museums are focusing on way...
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East Peoria nursing home finedJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Michael Smothers can be reached at (309) 686-3287 or msmothers@pjstar.com. State and federal authorities have imposed "some of the most severe penalties" possible,...
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Family in transitionJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - TOM LOEWY The Register-Mail GALESBURG - Maria Miranda had a little house at 859 Avenue B, five children and cancer. The disease claimed her June 22 and she was bur...