All Stories from May 1, 2010 (Change date)
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Olympic Games teach good lessonsMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Highly paid professionals lackadaisically trouncing their opponents. Dedicated amateurs risking life and limb to simply do their best. Youngsters barely in their teens d...
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Burlington Central knocks off 5th Class 4A opponentMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The dream season rolls on for the Burlington Central baseball team, which won its 16th straight game Saturday by roughing up yet another Class 4A opponent. The Rockets, ...
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Sharks go up 2-0 on Red WingsMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Thornton scored his first goal of the playoffs with 7:23 left and the San Jose Sharks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Sunday night to take a 2-...
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Readers walk the walk, talk the talk on sidewalk blockersMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - So much to cram in this week. I'm going to start with the readers who shared their angst about last week's column on people who block sidewalks for pedestrians with park...
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Pension series gave distorted viewMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am very disappointed with the Daily Herald's four part series on the pension crisis in Illinois. Blaming the problems on teacher pensions and then focusing on high-pai...
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MLB capsules: Padres shut out Brewers, againMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Padres 8, Brewers 0 SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres shut out the Milwaukee Brewers for the third time in four games on Sunday on a combined three-hitter by Jon ...
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Kobe rallies Lakers past Jazz in 2nd-round openerMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- While the Los Angeles Lakers' reserves haplessly gave away the lead early in the fourth quarter, the Utah Jazz celebrated every basket with increasing gle...
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Heyward drives in 3, Braves sweep AstrosMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Jason Heyward and Melky Cabrera each drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves beat Houston 7-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and leave the Astros...
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Make candidates show union supportMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The April 26 editorial, "School boards part of pension crisis," was spot on. Naperville Unit District 203 serves as a prime example of the conflict of interest that exis...
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We can't learn from distorted historyMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter after having just read an article titled "Historical reality of slaveholding can't be forgotten" by Eugene Robinson and printed in the Thursday ...