All Stories from August 25, 2012 (Change date)
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40% of food is wasted in U.S.Aug 27, 2012 6:34 am - Americans throw away up to 40 percent of their food every year, cramming landfills with at least $165 billion worth of produce and meats at a time when hundreds of milli...
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Veterans invited on Honoring Their Life and Legacy tourAug 27, 2012 5:23 pm - Veterans, along with their families and friends, are invited to be the guests of Glueckert Funeral Home's annual Honoring Their Life and Legacy Tour of the Abraham Linco...
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Can a person protect identity after death?Aug 27, 2012 1:28 pm - A state law that will recognize publicity rights for decades after a person’s death has recently passed the Massachusetts Senate and has moved to a House Committee, than...
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Democratic group attacks Kock brothers in secretly funded adsAug 26, 2012 4:28 pm - WASHINGTON — A secretly funded Democratic group is running a $500,000 national television advertising campaign spotlighting the Koch brothers as the money behind Republi...
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Could Paul Ryan’s small business ties aid the GOP?Aug 27, 2012 5:03 am - NEW YORK — On his way to becoming a congressman from his hometown of Janesville, Wis., Paul Ryan worked in a small business — a construction company with roots that reac...
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Republican platform won’t spare mortgage tax deduction from cutsAug 27, 2012 3:15 pm - Republican platform drafters refused to put their party on record for preserving the mortgage- interest deduction, giving Mitt Romney more flexibility to promote his pla...
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Hispanics set school, college enrollment recordsAug 26, 2012 7:41 am - WASHINGTON — The Pew Hispanic Center reports young Hispanics have reached a couple of education milestones. Last year, more than 2 million Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were e...
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Retirements leave gap at state parksAug 27, 2012 5:22 am - CHAMPAIGN — Whether it’s overseeing trail maintenance, knowing when to pump water from a lake or helping mow the lawns, the on-site superintendents of Illinois’ state pa...
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Honesty, credibility key to being good bossAug 26, 2012 4:28 pm - Credibility is often considered to be at the foundation of leadership. Regardless of how smart, sophisticated and savvy you might be, if your colleagues or direct report...
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Illinois delegates in a survey identify one priority for their candidates: Fix the economyAug 28, 2012 8:16 am - As the economy has struggled, so have the suburbs. While the Chicago-area unemployment rate has dropped a full 2½ points since 2009, 8.8 percent of workers remain jobles...