All Stories from July 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Consider the example Walsh setsJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - Rep. Joe Walsh has taken an outspoken, reckless position advocating holding the debt ceiling hostage in order to get radical budget changes, no matter what the consequen...
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Put country first — like Bush Sr.Jul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The first President Bush exclaimed, “No new taxes.” Then he was faced with reality and put his own re-election on the line to do what needed to be done. He put our count...
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Letter about Brueder contract misleadingJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - On July 22, a letter from College of DuPage Faculty Senate Vice-President Bob Hazard appeared in the Daily Herald regarding the COD board of trustees’ recent decision to...
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...
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The arrogance of Boehner and GOPJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - Speaker Boehner and the tea party Republicans all must have been absent from school the day the lesson covered the Gettysburg Address. At least they missed the “for the ...
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Math supports private sectorJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - Amid all the hoopla about raising the debt ceiling, an interesting fact has gone unnoticed. Medicare costs $500 billion dollars annually, and non-partisan experts agree ...
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Images: Friday at the Lake County FairJul 30, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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Disaster assistance still available in S. IllJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - MARION, Ill. — Southern Illinois residents who suffered damage and losses during recent severe weather have about a week left to apply for federal disaster assistance. ...
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Quade takes losses ‘personal’Jul 30, 2011 12:00 am - ST. LOUIS — With the losses mounting daily, Cubs manager Mike Quade was asked Saturday if he felt he was managing for his job. That came less than 24 hours after the Cu...
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Thomas sculpture to be unveiled todayJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - Frank Thomas is still leaving his mark on White Sox baseball. A life-size sculpture of the five-time American League all-star will be unveiled at U.S. Cellular Fi...