All Stories from June 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Taxes increase when values are down?Jun 17, 2012 5:00 am - Taxes increase when values are down? When property values were increasing, DuPage County governments used that as an excuse to raise taxes. Now that property values...
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Why should we cut someone else’s grass?Jun 17, 2012 4:40 am - Why are householders being told to keep the area along Big Timber Road in Elgin clear of grass and tall weeds when it is not their property? If they do not do it they ar...
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Honest Abe had it rightJun 17, 2012 4:40 am - “You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wa...
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Beware the payment advisory boardJun 17, 2012 4:40 am - In a matter of days the Supreme Court is scheduled to release its decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare. The court will either do nothing, strike down only the ...
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How to prepare your child for preschoolJun 17, 2012 1:00 am - By Chelsey Boutan Ÿ Have a slow progression of separating yourself from your child. For example, participate in a Parents Day Out Program once a week or leave your child...
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Art in the garden: Gardens for every lifestyle at Perennial FestivalJun 25, 2012 12:17 pm - People create gardens for many reasons. Vegetables are planted — some neatly lined in disciplined rows, some spilling from pots on decks and patios — for the taste of fr...
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Sox' offense in high gear, beat Dodgers 5-4Jun 17, 2012 8:01 pm - Since they won the World Series in 2005, probably even a few seasons before that, the White Sox have been a team that has relied on good pitching for good results. The S...
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Editorial: A Father’s Day reflection on parentingJun 17, 2012 8:48 am - As we hover over the keyboard contemplating what observations we might offer about fathers and Father’s Day, a haunting passage from “The Bonfire of the Vanities” comes ...
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