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May 16, 2008
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Voter concerns Friday, August 31, 2007
Illegal immigration, war, Medicare among top election issues for Tribune readers
The number of concerns is huge.
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Talkin’ ‘bout the next generation Wednesday, August 22, 2007
New website blurs line between artist and fans
It started with a musical vision and the rhythmic pulse of synthesized compositions familiar to millions around the world. Pete Townshend, guitarist and composer for British rock group The Who, had an idea in which the artist and audience are not separate, but rather a single, co-dependent unit—a vision nearly impossible to fully realize 30 years before highspeed Internet.
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The voyage that opened up America Wednesday, August 22, 2007
On August 14, 1807, Robert Fulton completed the first voyage of his newly built steamboat, the Clermont, by taking 32 hours to go from New York City to Albany. That may not sound like much of an accomplishment until you realize it meant the Industrial Revolution had begun.
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A century of smoke Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A brief timeline of tobacco advertising
The Flintstones is arguably the most notable animated gem in TV history. In an early episode, Barney Rubble reaches into his animal-skin suit and whips out a pack of Winston cigarettes for a smoke break.
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Student struggles to escape the futility of gang life Monday, July 30, 2007
Part five of NorthBay series
It’s just another weekday afternoon and like many before, Kristin Taylor drives her student “home.” They weave in and out of row house-lined streets, stopping here and there in an attempt to find someone he knows—a friend, a relative. She doesn’t know. She’s just trying to help.
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