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When in the Course of human events...
The Swampby Jim Tankersley France celebrates its independence day on the anniversary of a citizen uprising at a prison; Canada's comes on the anniversary of a legislative act recognizing its self-governance. In the United States, we celebrate a "Dear John"......Tags: New York, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), James Smith, New Jersey, Francis Hopkinson
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Mobster: Fear led me to kill, then 'rat'
Tribune staff reporterThe lawyer started with "Good afternoon, Mr. Calabrese," but things didn't stay cordial for long. Nicholas Calabrese, who had already acknowledged in testimony Thursday that he was "a rat" for testifying against his brother and other mob figures, was...Tags: Police Investigations, Prisons, Politics, FBI, Hobbies
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Nurture your investment portfolio
Daily PressFinancial planner Jayne Di Vincenzo advises the Oyster Pearls, a Newport News-based investment club for women of any age, any profession – including homemakers. "Our goal is to have fun learning about stocks, asset allocation, the economy and just...Tags: Career and Workplace, Social Issues, Personal Finance, Petroleum Industry, Personal Investing
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HIGH ANXIETY
Tribune architecture criticChicago has long been a city of cloud busting skyscrapers, but its latest push toward the sky is enough to make jaws drop, eyes pop and start alarm bells ringing. Every week, it seems, a rendering of a new tower is splashed across the front page or the...Tags: Aon PLC, Chicago, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Chicago Skyline, Willis Tower
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2,000-foot TV tower may pierce skyline
Tribune staff reportersImagine this addition to Chicago's fabled skyline: a futuristic, tweezer-shaped broadcast tower looming 2,000 feet over the lakefront as one of the world's tallest structures. The digital age may soon bring this sleek, scissors-like conversation piece to...Tags: Chicago, Navy Pier, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Willis Tower, North Dakota
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Profit doubts shadow tower
Tribune staff reporterThe proposed lakefront hotel/condominium skyscraper to be designed by Santiago Calatrava is confronting not only doubts about whether the 115-story tower can be built, but also a separate, but closely related, question. Can it be profitable? "There...Tags: Corus Group Plc, House Building, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Santiago Calatrava, Finance
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Hancock scores a superhero-sized debut
!["Hancock," a film about a petulant, perpetually drunken superhero, proved to be review-proof as well as bulletproof this weekend, overwhelming competitors and giving star Will Smith his fifth top-selling film on a Fourth of July weekend.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-07/40724944-06110631.jpg ""Hancock,\" a film about a petulant, perpetually drunken superhero, proved to be review-proof as well as bulletproof this weekend, overwhelming competitors and giving star Will Smith his fifth top-selling film on a Fourth of July weekend.")
"Hancock," a film about a petulant, perpetually drunken superhero, proved to be review-proof as well as bulletproof this weekend, overwhelming competitors and giving star Will Smith his fifth top-selling film on a Fourth of July weekend.
Audiences came...Tags: Celebrities, Pixar Animation, Wanted (movie), Journey to the Center of the Earth (movie, 2008), Meet Dave (movie)
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Would-be flippers seeks basic coverage
Watchers of the housing industry might have a new economic indicator to weigh: the number of would-be flippers inquiring about ways to insure vacant homes. Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm Insurance Cos. has long offered standard homeowner and landlord...Tags: Chicago, Office Equipment and Supplies, Education, Real Estate Sellers, Rentals
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Blue light special
Tribune staff reporterDon't go into the light. That seems to be the agreed-upon advice from people who make it back down from the heavens after a near-death experience. Someday, we'll all go into that light -- sorry, but it's true, at least metaphorically -- but very few...Tags: Science and Technology, Wrigley Building, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Bee (insect), Civic Opera House
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Guarding against worst case
Tom Binder wanted to prepare for the future -- including the possibility that he or his wife could be stricken by a long, debilitating illness in the years ahead. "I don't think it's a good bet that you're just going to drop dead," said Binder, 50, a...Tags: MetLife Incorporated, Alzheimer's Disease, Consumers, Long Term Care, Social Issues
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Name should be the Why Tower
Tribune architecture criticThere have been lots of loony ideas floated for the Chicago skyline, but the proposed 2,000-foot-tall broadcast tower that two Chicago developers want to build along the lakefront, at least in its present form, appears to be among the looniest. Despite...Tags: Restaurants, Navy Pier, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Willis Tower, Chicago Skyline
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Scaling the Hancock - squeegee in hand
Tribune staff reporterRoof: Sounds of the street - car horns, sirens and engines - all whisper at this height; even noise seems scared to climb 1,127 vertical feet. The roof itself hums with noise and activity in the morning, as crew boss Salvador Mariscal gives final...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Electrical Appliance, Transportation, Water Tower Place
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