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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Thousands of people will put down their cigarettes today and reach for a patch, a stick of gum or something else as they make an effort to quit smoking during the American Cancer Society's 34th Great American Smokeout. (AP File)
Today, thousands of people will put down their smokes and pick up patches in an effort to quit smoking during the American Cancer Society's 34th Great American Smokeout. To several local smokers who were braving the windy weather for a drag, it's all easier said than snuffed.


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Warriors hope arrow is pointing up
The 2008-09 Waubonsie Valley Warriors finished with a loss to Plainfield North in a regional semifinal, which dropped their overall record to 14-14. That was after wrapping up the Upstate Eight Conference season with a 5-5 mark.
Title in sight for Rosary
At the start of the girls swimming and diving season, Rosary coach Bill Schalz simply said of his Beads, "This is a good group." That may have been an understatement, considering Rosary is again the favorite at this year's state meet, which takes place today and Saturday at New Trier High School in Winnetka.
Warriors hope arrow is pointing up
Title in sight for Rosary


Student tries using marketing to win wheels
DePaul University student Madison Hanna needs wheels. We know this because she says as much in the second video she made to promote her chance to win a brand-new, apple-red 2009 Volkswagen Beetle. "I consider myself a friend of the Earth, I really do," she says in her video appeal, now being shown on YouTube. “"I walk everywhere. But it's come to the point where I need some wheels -- desperately."



Yorkville fundraiser to aid Kendall food pantry
Local military personnel mark milestones
Valley briefs: Pete Perez Award
Waubonsie parent shows school spirit
East High has biggest NJROT in U.S.
School briefs: Play at West High
Auroran makes mobiles from old CDs
Local Veterans Day activities
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A better turkey meal deal
Cooks can truly be frugal gourmets this Thanksgiving, as consumers enjoy lower food prices, at least for now. The Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings will cost an average of $42.91, a decrease of $1.70, or 3.8 percent, from last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Best day to buy a car? Black Friday
Business calendar: Dinner, awards
Fiserv closing East-Side office, cutting 290 jobs
Southwest Trading Co. trades spaces

Getting satire right: Site is a daily show of humor
From Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck to Bill Maher's targets in the 2008 comedic documentary "Religulous," those on the right of the spectrum often wind up as subjects of late-night zingers and scorching sendups. They are less often the originators of those sendups -- standouts such as Dennis Miller and his less comedically accomplished conservative compatriot Rush Limbaugh notwithstanding -- especially when it comes to taking conservative comrades to task.

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