All Stories from July 9, 2011 (Change date)
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Teachers’ treatment far cry from veterans’Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Todd Ruder’s analogy of comparing teachers treatment and returning Vietnam veterans, I say it’s baloney! I was one of those returning veterans and was act...
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Ask the broker: Is cash better than a mortgage?Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We have the ability to pay cash for a home. Is that a better choice than getting a mortgage? A. It’s a different choice. Whether it’s a better one or not depends...
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Stats show prudence of concealed carryJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Congratulations, Illinois! Our legislative cowards have dictated that the inferior and ineffective Kingdom of Quinn is now the last of the 50 states that denies the righ...
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How to lower the stress of movingJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Are you moving this summer? If so, you’re in good company. The end of June through the beginning of September is considered the high season for moving. That’s likely dri...
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Wind turbine company coming to ElginJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Proven Energy has officially chosen Elgin as the site for its North American headquarters. The Scottish small wind turbine company signed a lease in Elgin Corporate Cent...
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Power outage, heat don't dampen Palatine festJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - A minor power outage and heat did not stop a crowd of more than 40,000 from attending last weekend's Palatine Hometown Fest. The five-day Fourth of July celebration was ...
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Vernon Hills library proves popular in its first yearJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Patrons at the Aspen Drive Public Library in Vernon Hills checked out more than 662,000 items in the facility’s first year of operation, newly released statistics show. ...
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Lake County health official takes on new tasksJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Irene Pierce’s leadership as executive director of the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is expanding. Pierce recently was named to two posts ove...
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Flashy record finish for FantasiaJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Augustan Stable’s Fantasia rallied down the stretch to win Saturday’s $150,000 Modesty Handicap (Grade III), running the mile and three-sixteenths turf race in a stakes ...
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Grandparents aren’t the parentsJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - As a lot of us are finding out, being grandparents is a whole lot different from being parents. Some of us even wind up in both categories at the same time — having gran...