All Stories from August 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Controversial Charlotte awaits Democratic conventionAug 27, 2012 6:33 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When all is said and done, perhaps it was destiny that Charlotte host the Democratic National Convention — and that its choice be controversial. After ...
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State suspends safety grant until Des Plaines explains reporting problemAug 27, 2012 3:15 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation has suspended a federal grant awarded to Des Plaines for traffic safety campaigns due to the city’s possible overreporting of D...
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How to talk to inappropriately dressed co-workerAug 26, 2012 4:28 pm - Q: My office has a receptionist in her late 20s. Our dress code is business casual (but that isn’t documented anywhere, such as in an employee handbook). This poor girl ...
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American consumers with fewer babies limit spendingAug 27, 2012 4:27 pm - Debra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don't plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and save for re...
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The do's and don'ts of freshman dorm decoratingAug 27, 2012 6:03 pm - In recent weeks, thousands of tiny white rooms on campuses throughout the country have been welcoming their newest residents and their carloads of stuff. Although the s...
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The mystery of lobster market priceAug 27, 2012 6:26 am - STONINGTON, Maine — The Fisherman’s Friend in what passes for downtown Stonington, Maine, is ideally situated for a summertime lobster dinner. The town, at the southern ...
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Peavy’s only luck has been badAug 26, 2012 6:19 pm - The past few seasons, health issues hampered Jake Peavy. This year, bad luck has been the White Sox starting pitcher’s main nemesis. Heading into Friday night’s outing a...
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Group protests wages outside Des Plaines GoodwillAug 26, 2012 7:41 am - While holding signs and chanting “disabled workers from Goodwill cannot pay their bills,” about 10 people from the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois marched o...
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Island Lake municipal complex plan under fireAug 26, 2012 6:42 am - Island Lake public officials were in for a hot time — and so was everyone else — Saturday morning as more than 100 residents stuffed into the village hall gym to see pla...
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Ejections don't faze red-hot White SoxAug 26, 2012 6:19 pm - Nothing, it seems, can slow down these White Sox. Every starting pitcher not named Chris Sale can get whacked around early and it doesn't matter. A team like the Mariner...