Friday, February 29, 2008

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Twenty Again
Jeanne Vanatta is celebrating her 20th birthday Friday, even though it's been 80 years since she was born.
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 Dems file complaint against Oberweis
CHICAGO - Democrats excited about the chance to snag former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert's seat in next week's special election asked federal officials Thursday to investigate the Republican in the race.

Students slow to embrace cell phone alert systems
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The massacre at Virginia Tech last year sent colleges nationwide scrambling to improve how they get alerts to students during crises on campus. One solution: text messages sent to cell phones.

Civics classes can inspire young voters - but study finds many lack access to basic lessons
CHICAGO - Her neighborhood, with its police cameras and abandoned buildings, isn't known for inspiring hope. Yet, 18-year-old Ariel Williams feels empowered.




Sharing the Wealth: Lotto winner plans to give ‘quite a bit' to church

Kaneland, Geneva school officials investigating threats of violence

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Bailout: More Americans tap retirement accounts to make ends meet
Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half.
Genoa book store moving to Rockford
Shaw partners with Yahoo to expand online presence
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Phillips' decision to leave ‘extremely hard'
The emotions started to get to Jim Phillips.
After 24 years at NIU, Sabock heads to WMU
H-BR has three All-Little Ten girls
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 Trips to NIU just won't be the same
Rhetoric can take you a long way
  
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Clinton May Challenge Texas Vote Rules
LAREDO, Texas - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has raised the possibility of a challenge to Texas' primary and caucus rules just days before the contest, drawing a warning against legal action from the state's Democratic Party.
Stocks Lose Ground Amid Economic Woes
Bomb Kills 35 at Pakistan Funeral
  
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Talk of gambling expansion always on the horizon in Illinois
CHICAGO - The Rev. Phil Blackwell fears Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Illinois legislators will do something he considers immoral: expand gambling.
For Brown University coach, Obama's campaign is a family affair
Newsday announces 120 positions to be cut
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Britain: Harry's Afghan Deployment Over
LONDON - Britain's defense chief decided Friday to immediately pull Prince Harry out of Afghanistan after news of his deployment was leaked, citing concerns that media coverage could put him and his comrades at increased risk.
Writer Says Holocaust 'Memoir' Not True
Winehouse Cleared of Witness Tampering
  
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QB Anderson Agrees Deal With Browns
Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson wasn't a free agent for long.
Astros Will Honor Clemens' Contract
Duncan Leads Spurs to 7th Win in a Row
     
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

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Cole Hall could be razed
DeKALB - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to provide $40 million in emergency funding for Northern Illinois University to demolish and replace the building where five NIU students died during the Feb. 14 shooting.
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 Personal Ministry: Sugar Grove man makes crosses for memorials near and far
A day after the Feb. 14 shootings at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, six glimmering white crosses appeared in the snow on a hill across from Cole Hall.

Ethanol risk: fires hard to put out
The nation's drive toward alternative fuels carries a danger many communities have been slow to recognize: Ethanol fires are harder to put out than gasoline ones and require a special type of firefighting foam.

Income tax making a comeback in budget talks
SPRINGFIELD - Talk of a big-money tax swap is making another comeback at the state Capitol.




Time to Look

Man airlifted to hospital after crash near Kish College

Early voting March 8
Arts & Entertainment
Dress Deals : Consignment sale to benefit Sandwich High post-prom activities
Though the weather is still chilly, prom will be on the minds of some teenagers this weekend.
NIU doctoral student exhibits winter scenes at women's center
Brave Tin Soldiers to perform Thursday at The House
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Spartans falter early against Oswego
SYCAMORE - The body language told the story. The bench for the Sycamore boys basketball team had their heads in their hands, wore long faces, and had little to cheer for.
Barbs' good season ends with tough loss
Huskies women win in return
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 Prairie Flower: Grateful to sponsors of KCH Auxiliary ball
Prairie Flower: DeKalb resident came to their aid
  
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Bush: US Is Not Headed Into Recession
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday the country is not recession-bound and, despite expressing concern about slowing economic growth, rejected for now any additional stimulus efforts. "We acted robustly," he said.
FBI Opens Investigation of Roger Clemens
Clinton Raises $35 Million in 1 Month
  
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Ill., Mo. unveil long-awaited accord on new Miss. River bridge
ST. LOUIS - Missouri and Illinois ended years of bickering Thursday over how to pay for a new Mississippi River bridge and at what cost, announcing a deal for a new four-lane, $640 million span meant to ease congestion at one of the nation's busiest crossings.
Paulson says various housing proposals would do more harm than good
Governor appoints new state Agriculture director
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Oprah Pick Selling at Record Pace
NEW YORK - Even for an Oprah Winfrey book pick, "A New Earth" has been a sensation.
Museum Returns Tank to Schwarzenegger
Car-Building Legend Boyd Coddington Dies
  
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Clemens' Issues Concern Astros' Owner
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Roger Clemens' 10-year personal services contract with the Houston Astros could be affected by a possible perjury investigation into whether he lied to Congress about using steroids.
Fehr: Blood Testing
CBS to Air MMA Events
     
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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A Learning Ag-venture
Not one of the 20 students in Susan Foster's first-grade class at Shabbona Elementary School lives on a farm.
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 NIU plans to demolish Cole Hall
The site of an attack at Northern Illinois University will be demolished and replaced with a new classroom building, Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office announced Wednesday morning.

Phillips set to leave NIU
DeKALB - Jim Phillips has been offered the position of athletic director at Northwestern University in Evanston and will accept it in the coming days, according to a Northern Illinois University official close to the discussions.

Shooting victim heads home with bullet lodged in chest
CHICAGO - The last Northern Illinois University student to be released from the hospital following the Feb. 14 shooting in a lecture hall on the DeKalb campus headed home Tuesday with a bullet still lodged near her heart.

NIU proton center wins state OK
CHICAGO - State regulators have given a green light to Northern Illinois University's plans to build a $160 million proton therapy cancer treatment center just east of Geneva.

One Song




People
In His Honor
The office that housed the Family Service Agency wasn't much in 1967.That's the year Floyd Flowers started as director of the social service agency. The office in the old Tuberculosis Sanitarium building in Hopkins Park was dilapidated. When Flowers looked at the financial records, he found that the agency was nearly out of funds.
PEO Chapter DX members help fund five days of Pay-It-Forward House's ‘Adopt A Day' program
Kishwaukee Family YMCA receives grant
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Phillips to leave NIU
DeKALB - Jim Phillips has been offered the Northwestern Athletic Director position and will accept it in the coming days, according to a Northern Illinois University official close to the discussions.
Viewpoint: Phillips making right move
Huskies return with defeat
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Is it naive to believe that people are good?
I believe in fairy tales. I also believe that everything happens for a reason, and I believe in the goodness of human beings. Because of this, my pleasure reading is limited to Nicholas Sparks, I almost never venture past the comedy section of the video store and I trust people far more than any sane person should.
Support from hospital and community was ‘unbelievable'
Proud of NIU and DeKalb
  
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Congress Asks for Probe of Clemens
WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens' denial of steroid use warrants further investigation, Congress said Wednesday in asking the Justice Department to determine whether the star pitcher lied under oath in testimony to a House committee.
William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82
Ohio Jury Reaches Sentence for Ex-Cop
  
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NIU's Cole Hall to be demolished and replaced with Memorial Hall
DEKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois University building that was the scene of this month's fatal shooting spree will be demolished and replaced with a new classroom facility, officials said Wednesday.
Maryville director leaves post because of questionable background
Police: Suspect in fatal shooting dies in jail
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William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82
NEW YORK - William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.
Crowes to Maxim: Say Sorry to the Band
Judge: Ja Rule Can't Post Pals' Bail
  
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Congress Asks DOJ to Investigate Clemens
WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens' denial of steroid use warrants further investigation, Congress said Wednesday in asking the Justice Department to determine whether the star pitcher lied under oath in testimony to a House committee.

Minus Yao, Rockets Get 13th Straight Win
     
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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Despite heightened security, some at NIU still feel uneasy
 DeKALB - Katie Scott's heart and home are at Northern Illinois University.
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 DeKalb teacher arrested on sex charges
A DeKalb High School teacher was arrested Monday on charges of sexually abusing a minor within the last decade.

NIU restricting name and logo use
Northern Illinois University is restricting the use of the school's name, logo or trademarks on any merchandise and in any fundraising efforts connected to the Feb. 14 shooting on campus, NIU officials announced Monday.

Second-to-last victim released from hospital
DeKALB - One of the students most seriously wounded in the Feb. 14 shooting attack at Northern Illinois University was released from the hospital Monday.

City, union continue job negotiations
DeKALB - Bailey Lucius saw a tree branch fall and cut a power line near her DeKalb home late last summer.

Under the Spotlight

Two people die in separate car accidents
Learning
Breakfast Buddies
As a busy, working mom, Lisa Miller was grateful for the opportunity to eat breakfast with her 8-year-old daughter, Taylor, on a mid-February Friday morning.
DeKalb High forensics team concludes successful season
St. Mary spellers to compete
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Guard comes to rescue
DeKALB - To Tim Mayerbock, the sound was unmistakable.
Wagner's rebound saves Kaneland's season
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 Solidarity shown at local game was very moving
Julianna Gehant was ‘an exceptional person'
  
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Power Outages Reported in Florida
MIAMI - Sporadic power outages were reported across Florida on Tuesday, and the state's largest electric company said it had not determined a cause. It was unclear how many customers were affected.
Confidence Plunges, Inflation Rate Soars
Sen. Dodd Endorses Ex-Rival Obama
  
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Hurricanes send Ladd to Chicago for Ruutu
RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina has acquired forward Tuomo Ruutu (TOO'-oh-moh ROO'-too) from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for left wing Andrew Ladd.
Metro East attorney sues casino, alleging unpaid jackpot
State police ask for public's help to ID body found in Marshall
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Naomi Campbell Hospitalized in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Naomi Campbell has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo and is being treated by one of Brazil's top specialists in infectious disease, the hospital's press office said Tuesday.
Musical Diplomacy, and Tears, in NKorea
Clapton Invited to Play North Korea
  
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Houston's Yao Ming Out for Season
HOUSTON - Yao Ming is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot.
Clemens Arrives at Astros' Camp
Norman, Couples to Be Captain
     
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