All Stories from June 9, 2012 (Change date)
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Be mindful of elder abuseJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - At a young age, many of us are taught to respect our elders, for they have spent their lives caring for us and contributing to the society in which we live today. As val...
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Money more than ideas what’s important nowJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - The Roberts Supreme Court decision in Citizens United allowed billionaire Republicans to save Scott Walker in Wisconsin. The Koch Brothers, Karl Rove and Sheldon Aldeson...
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Our democracy is bought and soldJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - There have been a few good books written that describe the scene in Washington with our elected representatives and senators. The first came out in 1991 by P.J. O’Rourke...
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Stop blaming GOP for high taxes in stateJun 09, 2012 4:40 am - It is extremely difficult to understand the logic behind the statement that Republicans are responsible for high taxes in Illinois. There has been a Democratic governor ...
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Romney must reach out to Paul backersJun 09, 2012 1:00 am - I could fill a page with the reasons I could not vote for Obama, but it has already been said over and over again by others. Not conservatives, but by Constitutionalists...
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Bullying law not about the kidsJun 09, 2012 1:00 am - Call me a cynic but I have the queasy feeling in my stomach again. Every time I hear Democrats express a desire to pass a bill on something that can’t be enforced I star...
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Baby boomers continue working while maintaining active livesJun 11, 2012 2:19 pm - You don’t have to be retired to want to downsize and get a less expensive, more maintenance-free, socially enhanced lifestyle. “Many of our Carillon communities buyers a...
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Company helps couple locate a new living spaceJun 12, 2012 2:52 pm - How does that old adage go? The best-laid plans of mice and men? Bridget and Bob Tolpa thought they had a great retirement plan in place. They owned a townhouse in Elmhu...
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Not the hope and change we wantedJun 09, 2012 1:00 am - Our Democratic Party is headed for electoral disaster in November, and we should call for Barack Obama to do the courageous thing and announce, as Lyndon Johnson did in ...
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Schaumburg’s Marchok succeeds right wayJun 09, 2012 11:09 pm - Ability and humility do not always mix in athletics. With more success comes more attention. In some cases it brings a craving for even greater acclaim. In Josh Marchok’...