All Stories from November 16, 2013 (Change date)
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’Anchorman’ parody of TV news lands at NewseumNov 17, 2013 7:28 am - WASHINGTON — While Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are prize artifacts at the Smithsonian, Ron Burgundy’s burgundy “Anchorman” suit might turn out to be ...
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'Challenger Disaster' TV film stars William HurtNov 16, 2013 11:34 pm - NEW YORK — The watching world was horrified when, on Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded over Cape Canaveral, Fla., just seconds after liftoff. Seven cr...
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Weekend picks: Metropolis presents the 'Caveman'Nov 17, 2013 7:28 am - Grunt, laugh Laugh at perceived differences between men and women traced back to prehistoric times in the one-man show “Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman.” It feat...
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What next after same-sex marriage?Nov 16, 2013 4:00 am - Now that our brilliant, hardworking state legislators have decided that the only criterion for legalizing same-sex marriages is that two people love each other, I can’t ...
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Let all couples enjoy bliss of marriageNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - Congratulations to Springfield on allowing same-sex marriage to be legal in the state of Illinois. The Webster Dictionary definition of marriage is: “The act of marryin...
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Does president really “know nothing”?Nov 16, 2013 4:00 am - We heard it over and over again during the presidential campaign. It was Mr. Obama’s mantra, “If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it. Period.” “If you l...
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Quinn’s got it wrong on ‘progressive’ taxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - As Illinois’ debt increases by at least $21 million per day, we hear calls by Gov. Pat Quinn and many in the state legislature to move to a “progressive” state income ta...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:27 pm - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...
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GMO food labeling needed for our healthNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - Just as food manufacturers opposed laws to print nutrition facts on the food we buy at supermarkets, now they are spending millions of dollars to kill ballot measures th...
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Obamacare signup a complete disaterNov 16, 2013 3:40 am - Obamacare signup a complete disater Absent from the Nov. 1 edition of the Daily Herald was the results of the number of people signing up for Obamacare that was rep...