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Nov. 14—Kim and Bill Colbrook have been longtime customers and fans of the iconic downtown Urbana restaurant The Courier Cafe. They continued dining there —…

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No matter the season, we drive through neighborhoods and often see inexplicably hideous buildings. “How could they have done that?” mutters across our lips. Whether…

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Every audience member who has lived through the beginning days of the internet knows what the “Nigerian Prince email scam” is. The setup goes something…

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VAIL, Colo. (AP) — There’s a narrow swath of sagebrush-covered hillside perched just above Interstate 70 that’s home to a Colorado treasure: the bighorn sheep…

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“Comfort Women: The North Korean Connection” has evoked strong reactions after being published in August at Social Science Research Network (SSRN), a US academic exchange…

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Accessory dwelling units are known by many names: in-law suites, guest houses, backyard cottages, or basement or garage conversions, among others. What all ADUs have…

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Kim and Bill Colbrook in the kitchen at The Courier Cafe, Urbana, on Thursday. Jim Rossow/The News-Gazette Kim and Bill Colbrook have been longtime customers…

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Nov. 14—Kim and Bill Colbrook have been longtime customers and fans of the iconic downtown Urbana restaurant The Courier Cafe. They continued dining there —…

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NEW MILFORD — Local zoning officials must decide in the coming months whether a former funeral home should be converted into multifamily housing.  MIR Properties…

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Renfrew resident warning of a misleading sales pitch in potential paving scam | 96.1 Renfrew Today …

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