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The Simpsons in Vermont ... we're not sore losersJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The Simpsons as New Englanders. Please. Homah. Mahge. Baht. Santa's Little Helpah. Don't make us laugh. Yeah, yeah. We know. Springfield, Vt., beat us - the good old, sa...
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Mike Nadel: Why the Buehrle love -- and lack of same for Briggs?Jul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - White Sox fans wanted Mark Buehrle. Needed Mark Buehrle. Couldn't imagine life without Mark Buehrle. If the Sox didn't keep their ace lefty for the bargain price o...
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Lady Bird visited Peoria to dedicate courthouse plazaJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - She wanted the nation to be "America the Beautiful" and came to Peoria on Sept. 22, 1965, to dedicate the new Peoria County Courthouse and to plant a Japanese cherry t...
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City makes modest improvements, eyes further redevelopmentJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It may not be like Paris - yet -- but Chicago has spruced up a portion of its downtown riverfront in hopes that the urban shoreline will one day bustle with ...
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Bands to join corn fest and cow chip throwJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - CHATHAM - Blues music won't supplant the Illinois Championship Cow Chip Throw, but it will be something new at this year's Chatham Jaycees Sweetcorn Festival. The fest...
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Regina Bauks had a prize-winning way with words and peopleJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - In 25 words or less, Regina Bauks furnished her home, traveled and helped pay for her son's college education. In the 1950s and '60s Bauks was one of many consumers who ...
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Regional budget 7/13/07Jul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - GateHouse News Service Regional Budget (7/13/07) Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://ghns....
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Michael Winship: Skating, living, dying on thin iceJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the curiosities of life in the freelance scrivener's trade is that you find yourself in the oddest places, writing about the oddest things. Over some 25 years, I'...
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Your Cape reportJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Get ready for your visit with this roundup of entertainment recommendations and news items from GateHouse Media's Cape Cod publications. 10 best bets for the weekend...
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What's Your Sign? Snarky horoscopesJul 11, 2007 11:00 pm - CANCER (June 21-July 22): A case of beer is not the solution to your problems. Try another case of beer. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The answer to your question is yes: The "...