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Sean D. Hamill

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For some, FHA help out of reach

For Donna and Steve Love, the plan seemed perfect. Priced out of the Boston-area housing market, where 2-bedroom homes can cost about $500,000, the working-class couple thought it was time...
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At film festival, dogs are the stars

Marilyn Goler didn't make a spoof documentary of her dog's "makeover" with the intention of creating a canine-themed film festival. But she knew she was barking up the right tree...
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Critics aim to silence `Mutt’

The window sign advertising combo plates at Hecky Powell's barbecue restaurant in Evanston says: "The Mutt is back!" It has renewed a dispute Powell touched off two years ago when,...
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Injured cyclist has park angel

It was a sunny summer day, a good day to be 13 and have friends with whom to ride bikes--and a guardian angel. Dave Roberts, 13, didn't know about the...
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Party boy turns tables on giving

When Joseph Hasten invited friends and young relatives to help him make toys for a good cause as part of his bar mitzvah in Evanston, he wasn't worried that they...
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Activist helps speed Senate apology

When Doria Johnson looked at the itinerary U.S. senators had set up for her in Washington, D.C., she was glad she brought a pair of tennis shoes. "I literally had...
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Son’s memory kept alive

When Kirk Morris hooked onto the idea of a fishing tournament to raise money for military families, it seemed as natural as going fishing with his son Geoffrey. The two...
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Have pick of neighbors’ plants

If you've ever cast a jealous eye toward a green-thumbed neighbor's garden and wished you could transplant some of their plants to your yard, you'll get a chance next weekend...
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Spouse’s love, mom’s pride remembered

Parishioners called Rev. Jeannette DeFriest throughout the day Tuesday struggling with the same question: Don't all these good deeds mean anything? Their question reflected the pain they felt at the...