Image courtesy of author.This is the first of a two-part article looking at how the largest maker of organic wine in the US made it to the top using biodynamic and organic methods.I recently traveled to Bonterra, maker of the

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PINCKNEYVILLE - In a February 1959 article, Sports Illustrated reporter Gerald Holland intertwined stories of basketball and apple pie after visiting Luke's Café to chat with owner Olin Luke, a dedicated sports fan, about Pinckneyville's record-setting hoops team.

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DETAILS Applications for the 2008 Innovate Illinois competition are due no later than Aug. 15.

Sending your children back to class and helping them get settled can be time-consuming and stressful. Sometimes, you have to make tough decisions. Education editor Scott Parks will spend the next month helping you navigate your school. Ask him anything.

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Dallas school officials have removed a confusing sign from the side of a new wing of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In fact, they've taken down all the school's signs until new ones

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