All Stories from September 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Dawn Patrol: Strike continues; receptionist gets 10 yearsSep 11, 2012 6:34 pm - Chicago teachers strike enters second day Hundreds of thousands of Chicago parents will once again be left with the question of what to do with their young children...
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Introducing President MSNBCSep 11, 2012 5:00 am - They came, they were adored, they conquered. No, not the president, his family or the numerous actors and political heirs who spoke glowingly of Barack Obama during the...
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Start fixing pension problem nowSep 11, 2012 5:00 am - The grossly underfunded Illinois pensions are a man-made calamity and train wreck of greed. No matter what the design, the state appears to have used them as cookie jars...
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Dold’s claims on Medicare not factualSep 11, 2012 5:00 am - I am a stay-at-home mom and semiretired attorney. Congressman Robert Dold called last week and asked me to stay on the line for his “telephone town hall.” As I joined, D...
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Editorial: Board member complaint demands answersSep 11, 2012 5:00 am - For several years, Grayslake Elementary District 46 school board member Michael Carbone has fancied himself as a government watchdog. He has called out colleagues and ad...
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Better off than 4 years ago? I’d say so.Sep 11, 2012 5:00 am - Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign zinger is back in 2012. Let’s see. Four years ago ... four years ago. That was Sept...
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DuPage sheriff could face staff cutsSep 12, 2012 2:40 pm - Proposed county budget would eliminate 8 positions
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Why make race a factor?Sep 11, 2012 4:40 am - To Kathleen Parker (Daily Herald Sept. 2, “The Elephant in the Convention Room”) and anyone else who wants to make race an issue in this election: President Obama is jus...
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Elgin culpable in wrongful firing suitSep 11, 2012 4:40 am - In response to Elgin Corporate Counsel Bill Cogley’s remarks in your most recent article, “Former Elgin cop sues chief, others alleging forced retirement,” I have to say...
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Get facts straight on health care lawSep 11, 2012 4:40 am - In a Sept. 2 letter to the editor, “Robinson an Obama apologist,” Bob Grens claims, “A fact is President Obama took $716 billion out of Medicare to finance his Obamacare...