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CHICAGO – Come February, occasional Metra riders might be dipping their hands a little deeper into their change jars under a fare increase proposed Friday. One-way rides would go up about 6 percent under the plan, increasing the ticket price by ...

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Metra calls for increase in fares - Northwest Herald

CHICAGO – Come February, occasional Metra riders may be dipping their hands a little deeper into their change jars under a fare increase proposed Friday. One-way rides would go up about 6 percent under the plan, increasing the ticket price by ...

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New Metra budget calls for fare hikes - Northwest Herald

I'm sitting in a forest clearing, gazing out over a lake, my bike beside me as I munch my packed lunch. Sunlight plays on the water, and I'm alone bar the occasional jogger or family on a weekend stroll. The only oddity is a piece of crumbling wall ...

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Cycling the Berlin Wall - The Guardian

If you dare this Halloween season, take a rattling road trip down some desolate drags to spook up some holiday horrors. Several neighboring states — within driving distance — are offering “thrills and chills” leading up to the haunted holiday ...

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Trek Or Treat - Southwest Times Record

There are those who would question driving five hours round trip from Camden to Machias just for a two-hour bicycle excursion. They most likely are the poor souls who have never tasted the pies at Helen’s Restaurant. The longer I ride my trusty ...

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Helen’s pie worth biking 14 miles for - Bangor Daily News

Three times in five games, goaltender Marty Turco has hung his head as he skated off the ice, his team a shootout loser. And yet, hey, Stars fans, check those standings. Dallas, hosting the Boston Bruins tonight, is the only team in the Western ...

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Dallas Stars benefit from Crawford's bolstered attack - Dallas Morning News

IT took a few miles to work the kinks out of my legs and churn up the first hill, but the payoff was spectacular. Lake Champlain sparkled blue in the distance, with the Adirondack Mountains rising stately in the background. Lush green hills were ...

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Pedal Peepers in Vermont - New York Times

Three times in five games, goaltender Marty Turco has hung his head as he skated off the ice, his team a shootout loser. And yet, hey, Stars fans, check those standings. Dallas, hosting the Boston Bruins tonight, is the only team in the Western ...

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Crawford keeps foot on the gas Stars adapt quickly to their new coach ... - FOXSports.com

Montana State overcame a rash of first-half turnovers and dominated the boards Thursday night to post a 64-57 Big Sky Conference win over Eastern Washington at Reese Court. The Eagles played without starting point guard Adris DeLeon, who has battled ...

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Archive for January 2008 - The Spokesman-Review

PLYMOUTH – Saturday, Oct. 17, the Jordan Hospital Club is sponsoring the third annual Kayla’s Beat Goes On 5K walk/run. Registration is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and the race begins at 10 a.m. at Jordan Hospital at 275 Sandwich St. Visit www ...

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