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Mets Ready To Confront The Past
NEW YORK — The "place," the scene of the disaster, no longer exists. As always in baseball, one game is eclipsed by another, then another. One season is erased by the next. But in the minds of those who went through it, the point at which the Mets'...Tags: Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Mike Schmidt, Billy Wagner
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Redoing Bathroom As Refuge Adds Value To Home
ASSOCIATED PRESSTell me if you've had this problem before: You're enjoying your shower; someone in the house flushes a toilet; and all of a sudden it turns from heaven into Hades. That scenario has been an annoying facet of America's daily bathroom life for decades &#...Tags: Personal Service, Northbrook, Coral Gables, Water Restrictions, Conservation
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Long Walk Restored As Trinity's Showpiece
It's been just over three years since a worker at Trinity College leaned on a roof dormer to steady himself while making routine repairs, and a stone wall moved. Something was seriously wrong with Long Walk, Trinity College's oldest and most celebrated...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Colleges and Universities, Architecture, History, Trinity College, Connecticut
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72sc /questions answered
•Dirk Lohan is known for designs with large expanses of glass. The Dragon Tower in Chinatown, the Adler Planetarium's Sky Pavilion and the Elmhurst Public Library are among his creations. •John Ronan is known for ultramodern, upscale...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Water Tower Place, Architecture, Park Ridge, Glen Ellyn
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Did Tornado Tear Through?
Of The Morning CallAn apparent tornado blew through a neighborhood near Louis E. Dieruff High School about 2:45 p.m. Saturday, blowing tree limbs through school windows and badly damaging the building's roof. No injuries were reported, but roofs on several nearby homes...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Disasters, Fires, Tornadoes
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Forgotten Cuban town still waits for hurricane relief
In the days since Hurricane Gustav pummeled western Cuba, angry residents here said not a single official had checked on this fishing town that was virtually erased by Hurricane Charlie four years ago. "No one has stopped by to see if we're eating," said...Tags: Local Authority, Fidel Castro, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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2008 winners
Nickerson Mansion: 40 E. Erie St. Extensive exterior and interior restoration, masonry repair and laser cleaning. Chicago Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington Blvd. Dome/skylight rehabilitation and stained-glass restoration. Men's and Ladies Comfort...Tags: Logan Square, Edgebrook, Bronzeville, Renovation, Lake Shore Drive
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Construction site theft builds
New York Times News ServiceSue Wentz and her husband, Eugene, saved for five years, living in a modest home in a low-income neighborhood of Houston, before they broke ground in January on a 4,300-square-foot house in Magnolia, Texas. They arrived at the site one morning in July...Tags: Theft, House Building, Foreclosures, Insurance, Metal and Mineral
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'Top Design' Season 2 debuts
Reality CheckGuest blogger Karen Shih, a Baltimore Sun summer intern, is covering the second season of Bravo's Top Design. (I heard it's supposed to be a bit more flashy this time around.):I confess that I know absolutely nothing about design, and......Tags: Music Theater, Kelsey Grammer, Fashion Trends, Judges, Metal and Mineral
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Governor orders review of Md. inspection protocols
Prompted by the discovery of previously undetected corrosion on the Bay Bridge, Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered the state's transportation chief to assemble a panel of experts to evaluate Maryland's toll bridge and tunnel inspection program. The...Tags: Robert L Flanagan, Advice, Transportation Industry, Executive Branch, Government
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Quiet, please!
Special to the SentinelNoise, noise, noise! Garbage trucks clanking down the street, the neighborhood dogs barking, the overzealous fireworks celebration taking place on the next block or teenagers driving by blasting the radio -- sound familiar? Noise reduction might not be...Tags: Energy Saving, Electrical Appliance, LEGO Group, Metal and Mineral
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Hey, what's this? Business owners righting wrongs
Sentinel ColumnistGee, I'm going to need an extra foot stool this week for everyone who's stepping up to resolve homeowner problems. It makes up for the weeks when I need a shovel for merchants who keep digging the hole deeper. Dear Greg: On July 18, I was solicited by...Tags: Vehicles, Beijing Games, Alzheimer's Disease, Lady Lake, Diseases
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