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When the people left, the animals moved in. Deer, skunks and rabbits creep through the streets of Bensenville, Ill., a blue collar community nestled against the edge of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Rows of houses, a few still ribboned with Christmas lights, lie empty, their doors boarded up. Low-flying jets pierce the silence. Police still patrol for vandals, and contractors tend to unkempt lawns, but in the fading afternoon light, parts of this eerie village resemble a ghost town...
...truck, I listen to National Public Radio. I have no problem with a presidential candidate being perceived as élitist and would not vote for him if he typified the "lunch-pail wing" you described. I think Murphy should step off his pedestal a little more often; all white, blue-collar workers are not the same. William Gilchrist, CAMDEN, ARIZ...
Senior co-captain Michael Fucito paced the Crimson (1-1-0) offense, scoring the lone goal against the Blue Devils (2-2-0) and sticking two in the back of the net against the Wolfpack. Along with junior forward Andre Akpan, Fucito was named to the 2008 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List, an honor bestowed upon the best collegiate soccer player in the country...
...Blue Devils scored twice within three minutes early in the first half to set itself on track...
...freaked out for two seconds, then everyone took out their cell phone,” said Enrique Nava ’12. Though the electrical fire was quickly subdued, the power remained out until around 2:30 a.m., creating problems with safety services including ID-card access, the emergency blue light system, and emergency alarms. Students were asked to leave the dorms for the night, and were allowed back after the power came back on. Around 9 p.m., Adams House residents were informed of the situation by e-mail and word-of-mouth. But it took the University longer...