All Stories from August 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Government opens competition for new school grantsAug 11, 2012 11:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Hoping to build on state-level reforms aimed at closing the education achievement gap, the Education Department opened its Race to the Top competition to sc...
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White Sox escape deep hole only to loseAug 11, 2012 11:45 pm - This season’s trade acquisitions have not only made general manager Kenny Williams look good, they’ve helped keep the White Sox on top of the AL Central heading into the...
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Wise still good catch for White SoxAug 11, 2012 11:20 pm - When the New York Yankees designated him for assignment July 23, outfielder Dewayne Wise knew he didn’t want to play in the minor leagues. So he went home and sat by the...
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Japanese company tries ‘Englishization’Aug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani decided two years ago that the employees at his company, Rakuten Inc., should work almost entirely in English. The idea, he...
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Work advice: Is her career being mommy-tracked?Aug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: I have been an...
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Refilling the Lincoln Memorial pool, 'an American icon'Aug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Inside a plain brown building in Washington on the National Mall, someone within the next few weeks will step to a panel labeled “Master Control Station” an...
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Former Chicago fire commissioner now deputy chief — in Carol StreamAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Bob Hoff has been a firefighter for more than 35 years. He twice received the Chicago Fire Department’s top award for bravery and rose through the ranks until he eventua...
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Key considerations in getting a reverse mortgageAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Reverse mortgages represent an alluring proposition for seniors: Stay in your own home while the bank pays you either a lump sum or a stream of payments to...
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Michael Phelps plunges into Golf Channel projectAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Now that he's retired from swimming, Michael Phelps is ready to try a new stroke — golf. One week after ending his incomparable Olympic career with...
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Niagara Falls takes broad approach to draw peopleAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would...
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