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State dairymen seek bigger share of whey windfall
SACRAMENTO — California dairy farmers and cheese processors are fighting again over milk prices. It's not Grade A, homogenized, pasteurized milk that's at issue in the state Capitol. Rather, agriculture lobbyists are focused on the price of whey,...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Food Industry, Prices, Richard Pan, Lobbying
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'Ivywild' by the Hypocrites at the Chopin Theatre ★★
As historic types, Chicago aldermen do not lack for color. But despite the height of the bar for eccentricity on the City of Chicago's council, Ald. John Coughlin vaults over it with ease. In his time around the turn of the last century — a time...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Arts and Culture, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment
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Counting down to Lit Fest
(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...
Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Thelonious Monk, Television, Apple iPad, Science and Technology
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Bill O'Reilly: Our many wounded warriors deserve nation's help
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new...Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Defense, Hamid Karzai, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, The New York Times
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Voice of the People, May. 12
Queen for a day Whenever I read anything about the queen of England, I ponder how different my life is (and was) from hers. We are about the same age. I am not at all envious of her, but there are a few instances where I wouldn't mind trading places...Tags: Ethics, Mother's Day, Values, Alzheimer's Disease, Crosswords
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Unusual, 20,000-square-foot Orland home still on the market
From the custom elk shed chandelier hanging in the foyer to the archery range in the basement, every inch of Mike and Judy Lembke's massive Orland Park home is crafted to match their family's love of the outdoors. "We're very outdoorsy people so the...
Tags: Rentals, College Sports, Real Estate Buyers, Services and Shopping, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Muddy Waters' home, Chicago bridges make endangered list
Tribune reporterHistoric sites need money to survive. Some also need a little love. That's why some preservationists are optimistic that Muddy Waters' former home can be saved — at least it has people who want to preserve it. Other historic sites might not be...Tags: eBay Inc., Chicago Hotels, Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Human Interest, Hobbies
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Latin cinema comes to AMC 600 North
Watch enough new foreign films in a row, and certain things start to stand out. Like the incredible variety of cellphone ring tones used in other countries. They're familiar but just different enough to break your concentration for a moment, like a...Tags: Paraguay, Sundance Channel (tv network), Movies, Music Box Theatre, Michael Phillips
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Law-breaking ape in South Bend makes BuzzFeed list
On Buzz Feed's list of the 30 Happiest Facts of All Time, number 24 is that a ape was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend. We wanted to find out if that's true, and wouldn't you know it -- back in the early 1900's an ape did...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bartender Buddha: Paul "Doc" Dockter of Oliver's Taverne in Essex
Paul "Doc" Dockter Found at: Oliver's Taverne (Essex) What does your dream bar look like? Old, rustic, comfortable. A bar much like one from a pub in Ireland. Why are Dark and Stormy's so popular at the shoreline? You almost have to be...
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Ald. Lingonberry could get famous driving the Cubs from Wrigleyville
If there's one surefire way for a lowly Chicago alderman to surpass the worldwide fame of Michael Jordan and Al Capone, it's this: All the alderman has to do is help drive the Chicago Cubs out of town into the waiting, trembling arms of suburban...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Chicago White Sox, Wrigley Field, Ann Sather, Chicago Cubs
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Finalists face one another at Washington County Free Library's Battle of the Books
alnotarianni@aol.comThere were eight teams of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders, each armed with a large pad of paper, a marker and everything they could remember about 20 books they had read. Finalists who had been reading and practicing since November faced one another in...Tags: Students, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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