11/21/2009, 1:22 am Small diners or upscale restaurants, it doesn't matter. I suspect at some point the cook leaves the fire to gaze ...
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11/21/2009, 1:22 am The hunting season in Illinois is open.Bow hunters are in the woods standing or sitting on the sides of trees ...
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11/20/2009, 1:31 am SPRINGFIELD – Pat Quinn wants to make Illinois the permanent home of some of the world"s worst terrorists.My beef with ...
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11/20/2009, 1:30 am I have had the new experience of becoming a mother-in-law twice in the last couple of years. While it"s not ...
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11/19/2009, 12:06 am I can honestly say I care about the environment. I also can honestly say I am thoroughly confused by the ...
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11/18/2009, 11:44 pm For me, there is nothing better than that small-school feeling. In the U.S., we are required to attend school from ...
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11/17/2009, 11:46 pm In light of the current health-care and a few other political debates, one often hears people talk of "their rights", ...
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11/17/2009, 11:46 pm The passing of one holiday often begins the enthusiastic hope for the next. I currently find myself reminiscing of Halloween ...
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11/16/2009, 11:24 pm In May, I used this space to suggest the federal government use the 1,600 vacant maximum security beds at the ...
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11/16/2009, 11:18 pm According the phone book, there are 25 churches in Streator.I know a lot of people shrug off this thrilling news. ...
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11/15/2009, 6:45 pm I have always used handkerchiefs in my pockets. My handkerchief drawer holds about 200. I treasure them (nostalgia).My friend ...
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