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Vermont giving the rest of the Springfields a run for their moneyJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - By BRUCE RUSHTON STAFF WRITER SPRINGFIELD -- Ben and Jerry's, fine. But Homer Simpson? Believe it. On Tuesday afternoon, a tiny town of 9,000 in a state best known...
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Regional budget for 7/05/07Jul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - GateHouse News Service Regional Budget (7/05/07) Note: Moving early due to holiday; check out Web site for any breaking news Here are the top Illinois stories coming...
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Charita Goshay: Remembering why America's the greatest country on EarthJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Fourth of July is always a joyous occasion, but it shouldn't take a holiday for us to remember why we should feel good about America. For all our faults, our mista...
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Vermont giving rest of Springfields run for their moneyJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - By BRUCE RUSHTON STAFF WRITER SPRINGFIELD -- Ben and Jerry's, fine. But Homer Simpson? Believe it. On Tuesday afternoon, a tiny town of 9,000 in a state best known...
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Ozzie's faith in Vazquez bears out in 5-1 victoryJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Ozzie Guillen got a call from Jim Leyland last week asking which player the White Sox manager would recommend as his team's All-Star. Guillen gave Leyland, who is managi...
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Guillen wants to see some life in Jerry OwensJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - If Jerry Owens is going to stick with the White Sox, he's going to have to show his manager something. "One thing I want to see out of this kid is more life," Ozzie Guil...
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MS Repository hopes to put multiple sclerosis research of the fast trackJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Art Mellor takes multiple sclerosis research very personally. Diagnosed with MS in 2000, his immediate response was to ask why it happened - and how soon a cure could be...
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Blagojevich proposes medical screenings for veteransJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - By MIKE RAMSEY GATEHOUSE NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration on Tuesday announced it will launch a partially funded program for Illinois comba...
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Mother awaits word on what killed her 2-month-old daughterJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Daniela Pires held her daughter and gently kissed nearly 3-year-old Gabrielle to soothe the "boo-boo" on her chin. Appeased, the toddler ran off to a house full of fri...
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Editorial: Libby commutation unfair but constitutionalJul 03, 2007 11:00 pm - If we look back in history, we can find oodles of rapscallions, scoundrels, miscreants and nincompoops who have been pardoned or whose sentences have been reduced by pre...