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Stimulus: Signed
Spin CycleObama signs the stimulus bill after a ceremony in Denver that features a solar panel entrepreneur who says his business and industry will be revolutionized by the package. Obama presents it as a great leap into the future that will......Tags: Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Fires, History, Arts and Culture
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Power is on at ZooLights in Lincoln Park and Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic
You can call it humbuggery, but I had a pretty low-voltage reaction to ZooLights the first time I went to see it, probably 10 years ago. I remember at the Lincoln Park Zoo's holiday season tribute to luminescence some lights in trees and some animal...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Family, Arts and Culture, Lincoln Park Zoo, Theme Park Vacations
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At Victory Gardens, the pleasures and perils of electrified desire
![THEATER REVIEW: "In the Next Room or the vibrator play" at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre ★★★½ ... In the droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement at Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-09/64894138-21094934.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "In the Next Room or the vibrator play\" at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre ★★★½ ... In the droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement at Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.")
In the atypically droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement currently heard at the Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.
Well, it sets the scene for a Sarah Ruhl play, a very clever...Tags: Arts and Culture, Health and Medical Professionals
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Different ways to dive into history
It's interesting to look at history, but it's even better to be immersed in it. This week's road trip will offer options for both experiences, starting with a random thought that worked its way into my mind on a recent visit to the Edison & Ford...
Tags: Human Interest, Volusia County, Ernest Hemingway, Coral Gables, Christmas
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Retirement of 100-watt light bulbs causing consternation
Sight and sound play a major role in the human experience, to be sure, so it's always difficult when somebody suggests we're getting too much of either. The brightness of light bulbs and the loudness of internal combustion toys are under scrutiny, and...
Tags: Motorcycling, Motocross, Allentown Art Museum, Sports
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What is it we would like to accomplish?
After Thomas Edison died a friend found a piece of paper on his desk. What was written on that paper should be emblazoned on the minds of every one of us. It read, "If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."... -
Let's take a look at simple faith
There are a couple of ways we can approach religion. We can ask, and many do, "How can I believe in anything as seemingly impossible as everlasting life?" Or, we can ask, "What is there in my life that is worth preserving forever?" If we take the first...Tags: Lobbying, Separation of Church and State, Politics
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Newton: A meeting of California minds
They loped in like a pair of old lions, one a bit stooped, both proud to a fault. On the left, sipping from his bottled water, was Gov. Jerry Brown. On the right, fidgeting with note cards, was Michael Milken. The occasion was last week's State of the...Tags: Kale, Retirement, Wages and Pensions, Cheng Yu-tung, Immigration
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Society has long and notable record
Editor's note: This is the eighth in a 12-part series about Washington County Historical Society's founders. Celebrating 100 years of organized advocacy for historic preservation, the Washington County Historical Society has the enviable record of...Tags: Rivers, Human Interest, Henry Ford, Maryland General Assembly, Washington County
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Food, wine share spotlight with historic Florida setting
In the list of favorite things here in Postcards land, food and wine rank close to the top, along with the ever-popular "road trip that requires a day out of the office." All of those elements come together Friday through next Sunday at the 5th Annual...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Dining and Drinking, Henry Ford, Louisiana
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Four L.A. Unified schools to offer free flu clinics
L.A. NOWFour schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District will offer free flu vaccination clinics Tuesday for students, their families and staff, district officials announced Monday at the Edward Roybal Learning Center. Student leaders in the school&#... -
Double Divas on Lifetime follows LiviRae Lingerie owners Molly Hopkins, Cynthia Richards
Channel Guide MagazineDouble Divas on Lifetime opens the doors to Atlanta-based LiviRae Lingerie, a specialty store that touts: “Got Boobs? LiviRae’s Got Bras.” Molly Hopkins and Cynthia Richards are the owners of LiviRae Lingerie and have long-been a...
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