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Nothing racist about requiring voter I.D.

Oct 2, 2013 9:24 AM - An Arlington Heights letter to the editor: It would be stupid to not be able to use burglar alarms to prevent crimes and apprehend criminals, as it is stupid to not protect the integrity of voting by not ensuring, through a photo I.D., that the voter is who he claims to be.
SNAP program needs a diet

Oct 2, 2013 9:24 AM - A Sleepy Hollow letter to the editor: The time has come to rein in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program commonly known as food stamps. We are in the fifth year of a tepid economic recovery yet participants in the food stamp program continue to grow. Taxpayers are now picking up the grocery tab for 47.7 million recipients or one in seven Americans. That tab has ballooned to $83 billion.
Inanimate objects can't break the law

Oct 2, 2013 9:23 AM - An Elk Grove Village letter to the editor: Investigators looking into how a car that was driving drunk hit another car that was not drinking. No people seemed to be involved. Another report claiming two guns shooting at each other. Again no people involved. Do you really believe it's not people that cause these?
Some favorable views on NHL's realignment
By Greg Beacham
Sep 30, 2013 9:21 PM - Hockey fans in Detroit and Columbus have grown accustomed to the inconvenience. When the Red Wings and Blue Jackets are on the road, they've usually had to stay up well past most bedtimes to watch, or wait until morning to find out how their teams did way out West. With the NHL's first significant realignment in 15 years, everybody can sleep a bit easier this fall.
Patient testifies she was molested by physician's assistant in Palatine
By Barbara Vitello
Sep 30, 2013 7:40 PM - A 41-year-old woman testified Monday that Alejandro Sanchez, a medical professional who treated her at a Palatine clinic, betrayed and sexually molested her. The trial of Sanchez, 51, began Monday. The Berwyn man faces aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges after authorities say he molested the patient and attempted to use a cellphone to photograph her during a gynecological exam three years ago at Palatine's Vista Health Center, where he worked as a licensed physician's assistant.
Why Cubs fans are so passionate about their team
By Len Kasper
Sep 30, 2013 12:49 PM - Why are Cubs fan so passionate about their team, and why do they care so much? Len Kasper examines the emotions and issues tied to the franchise that hasn't played in a World Series since 1945.
Who'll blink? Democrats, GOP in shutdown staredown
Associated Press
Sep 30, 2013 10:06 AM - With the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president's health care law.
Nigeria: Militants kill students in college attack
Associated Press
Sep 30, 2013 10:05 AM - Suspected Islamic extremists attacked an agricultural college in the dead of night, gunning down dozens of students as they slept in dormitories and torching classrooms in an ongoing Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria, the school's provost said.
New commercial supply ship reaches space station
Associated Press
Sep 30, 2013 10:05 AM - NASA's newest delivery service pulled up at the International Space Station on Sunday after a week's delay, bringing more than a half-ton of meals and special treats to the astronauts who assisted in the high-flying feat. With the smooth linkup, Orbital Sciences Corp. became only the second company to accomplish such a far-flung shipment.
Home Depot sends part-timers to health care exchanges
By Bloomberg News
Sep 30, 2013 10:04 AM - Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home improvement retailer, plans to end medical coverage for about 20,000 part-time employees and direct them to government-sponsored exchanges scheduled to open next month as companies revamp benefits to fit the Affordable Care Act.

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