All Stories from October 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Find a coach from among ‘baseball guys’Oct 26, 2013 5:00 am - The Cubs are no better off today than the day Sweet Lou handed the keys to Mike Quade in 2010. Arguably much worse. But seriously, the Padres’ bench coach? Rick Renteria...
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Republicans made key improvementsOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. Boros, you know absolutely nothing about the Tea Party and its constituents (Your Views, Oct. 21). Undoubtedly, your mother was referring to the time when Nikita Kru...
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Welcome to our world of jet noise, ChicagoOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Stop the presses. Chicago voters/taxpayers agree over noise from O’Hare expansion. I say, you wanted it, now shut up and live with it. Welcome to our world of dealing wi...
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Taxation, but no representationOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Looks like the High School District 214 board thinks they aren’t spending enough of the taxpayers’ money because they have a $55 million excess in the reserve fund. So t...
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Company attempts to make a better smoke detectorOct 26, 2013 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Smoke detectors frequently produce more headaches than useful warnings. The devices have an irritating habit of shrieking when there’s no cause for alarm...
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Art in the garden: Shrubs that dazzle the late-season landscapeOct 26, 2013 1:00 am - Summer is now a memory, and we appreciate the colors of fall as we take stock of our landscapes. Is there something to look forward to after the first frost nips the las...
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Old Renault given new life as a modern electricOct 26, 2013 12:55 am - BELLEVILLE — Chris Roberts took a lemon and made lemonade out of it. He took his 1985 Renault Alliance DL convertible, which didn’t run any more, and converted it to an ...
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Flooring choices get both bigger and betterOct 26, 2013 12:50 am - When it comes to tile these days, bigger is definitely better, according to Century Tile’s Mike West, president, and Elaine Carlson, vice president/general manager. “Wit...
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Crime writing workshop coming to Schaumburg libraryOct 26, 2013 12:21 am - Are you dying to murder someone? On paper, of course. Only on paper. Writers and readers of suspense, murder mysteries and other crimes won’t want to miss a day of work...
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Power of attorney is limitedOct 26, 2013 12:25 am - Q. The owner of a unit has provided the board with a copy of a power of attorney she granted to her husband. The owner claims her husband is permitted to attend associat...