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Barry Wood: When animal vocabulary attacksJul 06, 2007 11:00 pm - We expect a groundhog to provide a long-range weather forecast, but we still can't find out how much wood a woodchuck would chuck, if it could. Maybe we just need to bad...
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Census figures show losses in some central Illinois countiesJul 06, 2007 11:00 pm - As touchstones of economic vitality, recently released census estimates tell rural developers little they didn't already know. Unless more is done to attract or reta...
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Regional budget 7/7/07Jul 06, 2007 11:00 pm - GateHouse News Service Regional Budget (7/07/07) Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://ghns.ghn...
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Around the NFL: Belichick's old team vs. new teamJul 06, 2007 11:00 pm - In a few weeks, training camps will heat up discussions of the complete unknown. In three months, many of the NFL's burning questions will have been answered. On Oct...
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Wedge loses patience with CabreraJul 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The Indians, like every contender, hope to add a dependable relief pitcher to their bullpen by the end of July. Eric Wedge would like to believe the man they need might ...
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Cliff Lee: 'It was a totally bad outing'Jul 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Two steps forward, one step back. Yes, it's progress. But, it's difficult to travel very far this way. The Indians have followed forward steps (eight wins in nine games)...
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Geri Nikolai: We're proud to host you, judgesJul 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Welcome, judges. We're happy you're here. We love to show newcomers around our Rock River Valley and look forward to your views as judges for the America in Bloom compet...
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USA Today has a cow over voting numbersJul 05, 2007 11:00 pm - USA Today can eat my shorts. "I'm not sure how you obtained the numbers," sniffed Alison Maxwell, a USA Today journalist who's in charge of an online election to determi...
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Editorial: Gore and the presidencyJul 05, 2007 11:00 pm - For release Sat. July 7 Al Gore is in the news again, this time promoting a concert this weekend on seven continents put together to raise awareness about the threa...
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Rower rescued after rolling in high seas during trans-Atlantic attemptJul 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A record-seeking Frenchmen in a souped-up rowboat was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter Thursday night after rolling a half-dozen times in high seas off Provincetown a...