All Stories from August 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Join NAMI and help end the stigmaAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Our volunteers at NAMI BA are busy all year around, since mental illness strikes one in four of the population. It affects all races, religions and creeds. Our Family to...
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Health care law was passed too hastilyAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to House Republicans who have been trying to repeal the disastrous Affordable Care Act, which is not affordable. The Senate should be smart enough to do ...
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Preparation key to emergency allergy treatmentAug 26, 2013 11:41 pm - With schools preparing to open their doors, the pediatric office was filled with students bored of summer and eager to hit the books. Well, for the kids maybe not so muc...
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Culver’s manager, WWII vet friendship may lead to Honor FlightAug 27, 2013 11:43 am - Jesse Jarrett, general manager of the Culver’s restaurant in Zion, became friends with longtime customer and World War II veteran George Houchin of Waukegan. “George has...
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Sitting all day may shorten your life even if you exerciseAug 29, 2013 6:21 am - Michael Jensen, a researcher at the Mayo Clinic, is talking on the phone, but his voice is drowned out by what sounds like a vacuum cleaner. “I'm sorry,” he says. “I'm o...
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Tips to protect your child from sports injuriesAug 26, 2013 2:21 pm - As the back-to-school bell starts to ring around the nation, new numbers have been released that offer insight into the frequency of children's sports-related injuries a...
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Too many drivers ignore all stop signsAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - The answer to your article on the Aug. 19 front page is simple. There are way too many drivers today that try to ignore ALL stop signs at which they arrive. When they se...
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Dawn Patrol: Zion baby not found; Tour of Elk Grove canceledAug 26, 2013 9:55 am - Landfill search ended for body of missing Zion baby Police have ended the search for missing 5-month-old Joshua Summeries after spending the weekend searching an ar...
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All grads should go through ‘boot camp’Aug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Hearing a radio report about the low number of troops available and considering the unrest of the world situation, we need to have a ready military force available. Cons...
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‘Death panel’ myth hard to shakeAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Sarah Palin was notorious for using cutesy words and phrases to conjure up negative emotions toward another candidate or issue, like the Affordable Care Act. She claimed...