All Stories from December 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Indoctrination starts in collegeDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - It was very fascinating to me that in trying to decode the election results I noticed that Mitt Romney did very well with white people that had high school diplomas, but...
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Enough is enough: Time to send Smith packingDec 17, 2012 6:51 pm - Maybe it was the play that finally gets Lovie Smith fired. Beautiful Sunday afternoon. Soldier Field. Rivalry game. Division lead in the balance. Score tied late in the ...
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Pros and cons of buying a foreclosed homeDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Q. I have been looking for my first house and have been told to look at bank-owned properties or HUD properties. I am wondering what advantages or disadvantages there ar...
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More questions on immigrant licensesDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - I agree with the Lake Bluff resident Nancy Thorner’s comments in the Fence Post of Dec. 13 about granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. A few points I might a...
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Mini to the max: Living well in 425 square feetDec 18, 2012 5:13 am - WASHINGTON — Skyla Freeman left her West Wing job at the Bush White House on Jan. 20, 2009, part of a wave of Washingtonians who retool every four or eight years when ad...
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Even Fido and Fluffy can get high-tech giftsDec 18, 2012 5:13 am - LOS ANGELES — A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are...
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Editorial: The unopened gifts in Newtown, Conn.Dec 16, 2012 8:48 am - We’re left this sad December morning with a somewhat useless preoccupation, a relentless cruel wondering. We gaze at our own children, and the wistful questions occur t...
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N.J. town finds hope in rescued Christmas treeDec 18, 2012 10:13 am - UNION BEACH, N.J. — In the days after Superstorm Sandy wrecked this gritty blue-collar enclave on the New Jersey shore, creating iconic scenes of devastation and loss, t...
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Little changes can make a big difference in water savingsDec 16, 2012 3:50 am - Q. It’s so nice to have an actual plumbing newspaper column, so I can cut out some of your articles and hang them up for reference. Hopefully, I’ll see my question on th...
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Deals to cut spending never work outDec 16, 2012 3:40 am - Fool us twice, shame on us. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan advocated a “balanced approach” resulting in TEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act) where the Demo...