Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Organize to reduce stress when moving
Tom Fellabaum said he has helped about 4,000 people move over the past 20 years and has seen everything from cartons that were crushed because they were improperly packed to homeowners who had nothing ready on moving day.
Local News
Cole Hall to stay; renovations being considered
Tearing down Cole Hall, the site of a deadly shooting in February at Northern Illinois University's DeKalb campus, is no longer an option, the school's president said this week.

Battery prepares for Afghanistan deployment
Tuesday was a regular day at the Sycamore Armory.

Americans selling their treasures to raise cash
NEW YORK - The for-sale listings on the online hub Craigslist come with plaintive notices, like the one from the teenager in Georgia who said her mother lost her job and pleaded, “Please buy anything you can to help out.”




Price for past winter's snow removal is chilling

Plea deal falls apart for NFL draftee

New chief to carry on without the support of U of I
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Help in Healing
hen gunshots shattered the calm at Northern Illinois University on Feb. 14, senior Jeremy Kaluzna used magnets to help pull the pieces back together.
Troop 33 has two new Eagle Scouts
DHS competes at Varsity Vocals
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Lippert jumps hurdles to success
HINCKLEY - It's hard to practice high jump without a bar to jump over and a big, soft pit to break the fall.
Strack gets strikeout to beat Raiders
Rochelle ends Barbs' streak
Opinions
In Our View: Time yields better decision on Cole Hall
In the wake of February's shootings at Northern Illinois University and the Gov. Rod Blagojevich-inspired haste to raze Cole Hall and replace it with a new $40 million lecture hall, we recommended that NIU and President John Peters take their time with the decision - and take advantage of the perspective that often occurs with the passage of time.
Mean behavior escalates from rumors to attack
The new civil-rights movement
 
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Obama's quandary over preacher reflects supporters' divide
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Thirteen hours after his former pastor startled some with a defiant performance that was televised nationwide, Barack Obama urged 18,000 supporters to stay calm and shrug off such "distractions."
AP Exclusive: 2 beef processors cited for humane violations
Dangers remain for Virginians digging through twister debris
 
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Molester sentenced for attacking children
WHEATON, Ill. - A DuPage County judge has sentenced a Carol Stream man to 25 years in prison by for sexually abusing three children.
Northwestern dean concedes mistake
Chicago police officer indicted
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Entertainment
Another celebrity is finished on `Dancing With the Stars'
LOS ANGELES - Shannon Elizabeth won't have to shed any more tears over "Dancing With the Stars."
Paula Abdul left 'empty' by song that wasn't
Carly Simon: Nobody does it better than Brooke on 'Idol'
 
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Paul's triple-double helps Hornets oust Mavs with 99-94 win
NEW ORLEANS - Byron Scott accepted his NBA coach of the year award, then guided his team to the second round of the playoffs. Chris Paul had 24 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets held on for a 99-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night to win their first-round series in five games.
Spurs beat Suns 92-87 to win first-round series 4-1
Penguins push Rangers to brink of elimination with 5-3 win
     
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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Winter's Curtain Call: Cold air from Canada to blame for snow flurries
Sales clerk Robin Koks gasped with dismay Monday when she looked out the window of Encore Clothing in DeKalb and saw a thick curtain of falling snow.
Local News
New police station will be focus of committee
DeKALB - The DeKalb City Council voted unanimously Monday to create a seven-member committee to advise the council on construction of a new police station.

Road Watch
Don't let Monday's snow flurries fool you. Summer is on the way, and along with May flowers, orange traffic cones will sprout up around DeKalb County as construction season gets under way.







Growing Experience: Schools teach kids about environment, observe Arbor Day

Meeting on state's $25 bil capital plan draws 100 in Geneva

Elburn officials seeking relief from train noise
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Independent Learning: Montessori strives to let preschoolers learn from one another
The 26 children in Beverly Smith's classroom at the Montessori School of DeKalb will know how to read, write, add, subtract, multiply and divide by the time they reach kindergarten.
St. Mary student wins 4-H awards
KC Family Literacy receives grant from Rockford Area Arts Council
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Sycamore breaks through
SYCAMORE - The Sycamore girls soccer team had every type of shot imaginable in a first half it dominated Monday, but couldn't score on any of them.
Barbs outmatched by WSC foe Batavia
Tuesday's Daily Dose
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Snow? Bah, humbug!
Modern Christianity is out of step with Jesus' teachings
 
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Afghan intel: Karzai was warned of assassination plot
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai was warned of a weekend assassination plot against him, Afghanistan's intelligence chief said Tuesday, while admitting failings by security services.
Heated campaign souring Democrats on rival candidates
3 tornadoes rip through Va.; more than 200 people hurt
 
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Botched fireworks prank killed student
PEORIA, Ill. - Three students now serving six-month jail sentences for a botched fireworks prank that killed a classmate won't be allowed back into Bradley University.
Paul Vallas looking at gubernatorial race
Infant found dead last October
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Entertainment
Spears reprises guest role on CBS' 'Mother'
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears, who proved she's worth a cool million viewers to "How I Met Your Mother," is paying another visit to the CBS sitcom. Spears will reprise her role as bubbly secretary Abby in the May 12 episode, CBS said Monday.
Miley Cyrus says Vanity Fair photo spread embarrasses her
Stone Temple Pilots singer Weiland pleads no contest to DUI
 
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Person familiar with decision says Brown to coach Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Jordan will give his fellow North Carolina alum, Larry Brown, a chance to redeem himself. In turn, Brown will try to salvage Jordan's sinking reputation as an NBA executive.
Johnson scores 20 in 4th, Hawks stun Celtics to even series
Report: Clemens had relationship with Mindy McCready
     
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Monday, April 28, 2008

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First Pitch: DeKalb teens highlight campaign that helps foster children
Dewanza and Elijah Hanson couldn't hide their excitement as they approached the pitcher's mound at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday.
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Cinco de Mayo: Sycamore readies for annual fiesta
While many people start singing “Jingle Bells” when December arrives, turning the calendar to May has many in the Sycamore area humming a mariachi tune.
First fundraiser to be held for newly formed historical society
Lunch to be served
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Third and Long: The good, the bad from the spring
Well, this is it. The final edition of Third and Long until August.
Cougars can't keep hot start
Monday's Daily Dose
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Speak out about the problems in DeKalb
How green is your valley?
 
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Passenger Train collision kills 66 in eastern China
BEIJING - A high-speed passenger train jumped its tracks and slammed into another train in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring hundreds. Authorities were quoted as saying human error was to blame.
American, Iraqi troops kill 38 militants in Baghdad
Olympic torch relay begins North Korea leg free of protest
 
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Wheaton professor losing wife and job
WHEATON, Ill. - Because of his impending divorce and a covenant he signed when he went to work at Wheaton College 20 years ago, English professor Kent Gramm is losing his wife and his job at the same time.
Driver in fatal crash is cited for negligent driving
Facts about long-missing Ohio soldier and his funeral
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Miley Cyrus says Vanity Fair photo spread embarrasses her
LOS ANGELES - Miley Cyrus is taking issue with a photo of herself that's going around, and it's not another amateur, truth-or-dare Internet snapshot _ it's the handiwork of Annie Leibovitz.
Prince, Portishead help make Coachella a success in year 9
Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton frolic at Coachella after-party
 
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Lions trade up, take leading rusher Kevin Smith in 3rd round
NEW YORK - After threatening Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record in college, Kevin Smith now can concentrate _ or at least dream about _ Sanders' marks with the Detroit Lions.
West's 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left hands Cavs 3-1 lead
Kyle Busch gets 2nd Sprint win under caution at Talladega
     
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Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Early Advantage
Brad Horton struggled just to move, much less speak, on Tuesday.
Local News
City council to reconsider water rates
The DeKalb City Council is slated this week to discuss raising city water rates on a gradually increasing schedule over the next five years.

Card program helps locals save on prescriptions
When Candi Baker heads to a pharmacy to pick up prescriptions for her mother, she takes a little less money than she used to.

Democrats favored in electoral map
WASHINGTON - The electoral road to the White House favors Democrats this fall - either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton - and has Republican John McCain playing defense to thwart a presidential power shift.




In Protest: Group holds demonstration outside health clinic




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Growing your own tea
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Tailbacks shine in finale
DeKALB - Jerry Kill likes to tell people that he comes from the state of Kansas.
Viewpoint: Nicholson still the starter
Royals, T-wolves settle for tie
Opinions
Referendums are an important right
BILL AND JANE ANN MOORE
A simple solution: Smoke at home
Wal-Mart exaggerates ‘green' business model
 
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Strike in Scotland closes major North Sea oil pipeline
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Hundreds of workers at Scotland's only oil refinery on Sunday began a 48-hour strike that has forced BP PLC to shut a pipeline system that delivers almost a third of Britain's North Sea oil.
Few states let overseas troops vote by e-mail
Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event
 
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One dead, one wounded in Markham
MARKHAM, Ill. - Police in the southern Chicago suburb of Markham say they shot and killed one man and critically injured another in an exchange of gunfire.
Man shot to death by Chicago Police
Illinois Lotto jackpot now $6.25 million
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Prince plays Coachella, covers Radiohead
INDIO, Calif. - "Coachella, I am here." Prince hit the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with that announcement, heralding his arrival as the much-anticipated headliner of the summer festival.
'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Ugly Betty' win GLAAD awards again
Bush tweaks candidates at correspondents' dinner
 
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Jake Long, Chris Long, Matt Ryan selected 1-2-3 in NFL draft
NEW YORK - Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-dozen selections. Yawn. Then came the wake-up call: trade after trade after trade, affecting 14 of the 31 first-round picks. At one point, five of seven selections had been bartered. A little while later, it was another five of six.
Kobe scores 22 as Lakers take 3-0 series lead over Nuggets
Smith soars over Celtics as Hawks trim series deficit to 2-1
     
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