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Giving cosmetic gift sets for the holidays

WITH JESSICA SEDGWICK jsedgwick@suntimes.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

Jessica Sedgwick: What do you get for the girly-girl who loves all things makeup, skin and hair? How about a special holiday gift set that only comes around once a year and is filled with the best little products each brand has to offer? Whether it's a co-worker in an awkward "Secret Santa" situation or a friend who loves to try out new things, a holiday set could be an easy hit.

Gay school dispute isn't over

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

A Humboldt Park minister charged Wednesday that top designers of a gay-friendly high school reneged on a "deal'' with clergymen to strip the gay focus from the school's mission and said "hundreds of ministers'' would oppose restoring the original plan, as some gay activists now demand.

Wish comes true for 7-year old 'officer'

BY KENDRICK MARSHALL kmarshall@scn1.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

The Buffalo Grove Police Department welcomed a new officer into the ranks and helped make a dream come true. George Marijan, 7, was presented with a service award from the town Wednesday for capturing several suspects, saving hostages and returning a valuable stolen diamond on his first and only day on the job. Not bad for a rookie. Marijan, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia --a cancer that affects the lymphoid white cells-always wanted to be an officer.

Easter Seals success story

BY CHRISTINA CHAPMAN Herald News — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

When Alyssa Armstrong was born two months early in 1998, preemie clothes weren't easy to find, so her mother dressed her in American Girl Bitty Baby doll clothes. Alyssa, now nearly 10, will wear doll-inspired clothes again Saturday, but this time as a model for Easter Seals' American Girl Fashion Show.

Inmates, Princeton students play chess

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

David Wang is a young man who's clearly going places. The Princeton University sophomore is gifted with a brilliant mind, a movie-star smile and an understated self-confidence. Kelvin Washington is a middle-aged man who's not going anywhere for the next 44 years. He's a career criminal who has spent 29 years behind bars for a string of robberies and burglaries.

Puppy cam taking Internet by storm

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

From Bulgaria to the Philippines, people around the globe can't get enough of the "puppy cam."

For tickets dated Nov. 19

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00 CST

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