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Tribune sets buyback
Tribune staff reportersTribune Co., in a move that aims to boost its stock price but saddle the company with a punishing debt load, on Tuesday disclosed a plan to buy back a quarter of its outstanding shares at a cost of more than $2 billion. The Chicago media concern, which...Tags: Shareholders, Arts and Culture, Newspapers, Internal Revenue Service, Baseball
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Combating kudzu
Knight Ridder NewspapersThe monster creeps closer by the hour. Dense and coiling, it throbs almost visibly with the virulence and primordial energy of the first jungles from which it crawled. It's a ruthless invader, indiscriminate in its victims, awe inspiring in its resilience...Tags: Death, Science and Technology, Crimes, Monsters (legendary creatures), Murder
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Chandlers lost chance to increase stock value
Tribune staff reporterIt's hardly a model for other activist shareholders to follow. Dissatisfied with the gradually sinking price of Tribune Co. shares, the Chandler family of California put the company in play, hoping an auction might boost the value of their major stake in...Tags: Shareholders, Family, Arts and Culture, Journalism, The McClatchy Company
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Buyout won't mean end of firm's link to foundation
Tribune staff reporterThis story contains corrected material, published April 7, 2007. The deal to take Tribune Co. private would end the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation's long standing as a major shareholder of the company, but other ties between the Chicago-based...Tags: Justice and Rights, Chicago Tribune, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Journalism
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Florida home security: Safety tips for apartment dwellers
Knight Ridder NewspapersHome security is just as important for apartment dwellers as homeowners. Here are some apartment-safety tips from Intermatic, which makes security devices: Don't depend on a chain lock to secure your door. Install a good-quality dead bolt lock with at...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Government
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The lead lands of Wisconsin
Knight Ridder NewspapersMiners made their mark in southwest Scratch the surface in southwest Wisconsin, and you'll find treasure. In the 1820s, it took the form of lead ore that early miners, to their amazement, could find "at the grassroots." Lead and zinc made this area...Tags: Labor Day, Arts and Culture, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, History, Transportation
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Bold strategy to shape Tribune chief's legacy
With his silver-flecked hair and neatly trimmed mustache, Tribune Co. Chairman, President and CEO Dennis FitzSimons has the look of media maverick Ted Turner. We're about to find out if he has Turner's vision. These are tough times for all traditional...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Buyback, Sony Corp., Chicago Cubs, Ted Turner
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'Harry' blitz is about to start. Again.
Knight Ridder NewspapersAt the start of the new ``Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the house-elf Dobby warns our young sorcerer not to go back to Hogwarts School for a second year. The little guy must have been a marketing major. Prospects for Harrys sophomore outing...Tags: Movies, Chris Columbus, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Halloween, Eminem
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When in England, visit 'Harry Potter's' haunts
Knight Ridder NewspapersRemember when Professor Dumbledore discovers Harry Potter sitting bemused before the magical Mirror of Erised in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first of the wildly popular movies of the series? That scene was filmed here in the former...Tags: Movies, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Children, Hospitals and Clinics, Building Material
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Director is pumped up for 'Chamber of Secrets'
Knight Ridder NewspapersWhen director Christopher Columbus finished ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone last fall, he was barely able to bask in its incredible success. Columbus went straight from the set to weeks of promotional duties culminating in a world premiere in...Tags: Movies, Emma Watson, Family, University of Oxford, Kenneth Branagh
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Testdrive: Winzip 8.0
Knight Ridder-Tribune$30, by WinZip Computing Inc 877-724-4600 www.winzip.com Rank AOL amateurs and hard-core propeller heads both are prime customers for this latest iteration of the WinZip file-archiving software, still probably the most popular stand-alone utility in...Tags: Photography, Arts and Culture, AOL LLC
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Tracking the trends for the upcoming season
Knight Ridder-TribuneSKI TRENDS FOR 2000-2001 - Shorter skis. Some manufacturers only offer models in the 160s and 170s. - Twin-tip skis. Rounded tails complement the rounded tips and allow skiers to hit the half-pipe. Backwards is in. - Women-specific skis. Made for...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Sports, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Sports Equipment, Elan Corporation Plc
May 31, 2006
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Jul 31, 2005
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