The List: Movies on the musical stage

06/30/11 Many musical films over the years have been based on Broadway shows, notably "The Sound of Music," "South Pacific," "Oklahoma" and "Grease." However, in recent times, we have seen the transformation of Hollywood movies into Broadway musicals. On July 7, "Disney's 'Aladdin: The New Stage Musical,' adapted from the 1992 ...

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Little Boxes

07/07/11 Khysie Horn's interest in small things goes back to her childhood. At age five, she and her parents boarded a 41-foot wooden ketch and sailed from Connecticut to the South Pacific, through the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal.

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Naperville Veteran of the Month: Dick McLaughlin

07/15/11 Dick McLaughlinRank: Signalman Third ClassBranch of service: NavyTotal years served: Two years six monthsPlaces served: Pacific Ocean, Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), Carolina Islands (Ulithi) Okinawa, Philippine Islands / South Pacific (New Caledonia) Job or specialty: Shellback Signalman on the USS Medea AKA 31Fondest memory while serving: Watching the signing of the Japanese surrender on ...

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