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January 17: Author - Gary Moore Talks About His Book, Hey Buddy: In Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My Lost Decade of Music
WGN NewsGary Moore To purchase a copy of the book: Hey Buddy: In Pursuit of Buddy Holly, My New Buddy John, and My Lost Decade of Music Events: Thursday, January 20 7:00 p.m. Anderson's Book Shop 123 West Jefferson Naperville Friday, January 21 7:00 p.m....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Buddy Holly, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Education, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Who will bat against 'Alibi' Obama?
"If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn't was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only the ball wasn't lively, or the wind brought it back, or he tripped on a lump o' dirt,...Tags: Rick Perry, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Tim Pawlenty
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Obama is on the way out
On Saturday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry got into the race for the GOP presidential nomination, and within 24 hours, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty got out.
Perry didn't exactly chase Pawlenty out of the race; the Iowa straw poll (in which T-Paw finished a...Tags: Rick Perry, Polls, Texas, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Barack Obama
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Thirty years later, Baltimore's aquarium has left a nationwide legacy
Tiger sharks glided swift and smooth, moray eels darted into submerged caves and, in a full-blown rain forest re-created indoors, leafy and humid, tropical birds flitted past tamarin monkeys.
John Racanelli, on his first visit to Baltimore's National...Tags: Human Interest, John Steinbeck, Maryland, Pratt Street, Science and Technology
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Elijah Wood talks family, career, 'The Hobbit' and 'Wilfred'
RedEyeElijah Wood can add "comic actor" to his Renaissance man resume. The "The Lord of the Rings" actor has dug up a hit with his first foray into series TV with "Wilfred," which attracted 3.8 million viewers for its debut June 23 on FX. In the show, which...Tags: Human Interest, The Beatles (music group), Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Entertainment, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The shadow of Rick Perry
I've been to several campaign events in Iowa in recent weeks, and what's surprised me is how many people bring up someone who's not even in the race: Texas Gov. Rick Perry. At almost every appearance by former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty or Rep. Michele...Tags: Michele Bachmann, Executive Branch, Rick Perry, Texas, Minnesota
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Early resident had English ties
Spencer Robinson was one of the early pioneers of Glendale, arriving here the same year Glendale became a city. He later served as the city’s first mayor. Robinson brought with him an illustrious history. Not only was he descended from old American...Tags: Human Interest, Elizabeth II, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Judges, East Windsor
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Adjusting acreages
What a difference two weeks makes in the ag commodities markets. In the last column we were discussing how high the corn acreage was and the re-adjustment upward of the corn stocks by some 300 million bushels. On the July 12, USDA's WASDE report adjusted...Tags: Human Interest, Budgets and Budgeting, Commodity Markets, Values, Arable Farming
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Haflinger breed steals hearts
Pat Walker and her husband, Charles, raise Haflinger horses on their 40 acres near Clark. She'd like to raise awareness of this breed, uncommon to this area. Describe your operation: We are retired. I am 69, my husband is 72. We live on 40 acres of...Tags: Horse (animal), Mountains, South Dakota, Landforms, Homes
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Seymour 'Sy' H. Easthouse Jr.
Sioux Falls: Seymour "Sy" H. Easthouse Jr. died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, surrounded by his family and friends. Sy, the son of Seymour Howard Easthouse Sr. and Mildred Arcella Zoss, was born October 8, 1940, in Sheldon,...Tags: Human Interest, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, South Dakota, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Corn slump could mean end to high pork prices
CHICAGO (AP) - The biggest slump in corn in three years may mean the end of record pork prices as cheaper feed spurs farmers to expand hog herds for the first time since 2007. Corn-feed prices dropped to a six-month low on July 1 after the government...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, New York, Texas Roadhouse Incorporated, Jack in the Box Incorporated, Bank of America Corp.
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Fox News political Twitter account appears hacked
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News' political Twitter account appears to have been hacked. Tweets coming from the FoxNewsPolitics account early Monday have been reporting the death of President Barack Obama. A series of six tweets say that Obama was...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Arts and Culture, Mass Media, Barack Obama, Politics
May 28, 2012
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Jul 8, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
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Aug 8, 2011
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Jun 30, 2011
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Aug 9, 2011
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Aug 9, 2011
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Jul 21, 2011
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Jul 22, 2011
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Aug 10, 2011
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Jul 22, 2011
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Jul 4, 2011
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