All Stories from September 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Marco Polo's travels left an imprint on later explorersSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The details about Marco Polo's remarkable 26-year journey from his homeland Venice, thousands of miles across Central Asia and into China, were recorded by Mr. Rustichel...
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Thanks for support of Itasca depotSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing as a follow-up to your Aug. 9 article, 138 years later, depot needs TLC. The fundraising event took place on Aug. 25. The community responded with more than...
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Let’s pay our own bills firstSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Today The Associated Press reported that the Social Security disability fund will run out of money by 2017. Last week it was reported we are sending $90 million to North...
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Holder should be the first to goSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The fast and furious gunrunning debacle conducted by the U.S. Justice Dept. should have some heads rolling. Instead, some involved have been promoted. The idea that Eric...
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The president is on hold . . . hello? hello?Sep 06, 2011 5:00 am - What if the president gave a major speech and no one heard it? Not a likely scenario, yet this was the question in play for several days as President Obama requested an...
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Latest deaths reminder of drug warSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - We have used this space many times over the years to warn parents and the community at large about the rampant drug use among teens in the suburbs. It’s a painful subjec...
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Becoming standard to be poorSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - It is now clear that President Obama needs to seek vocational counsel for his next job after next year’s election. History will record his term as that period when unpre...
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From suburbs to China, Linden makes the world his businessSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - China may be a long way from the suburbs, but it was the perfect connection for Brian Linden. He grew up in Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and Algonquin, but now ope...
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Historical parallel too close for comfortSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Calvin Coolidge is known to history as an adherent of laissez-faire ideology that resulted in a period of U.S. economic heights called the “Roaring Twenties” during whic...
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Carol Stream parks ready to break ground at McCaslinSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - Carol Stream Park District will break ground Sept. 8 on a new-look sports field hub that will allow for an increased number of baseball and softball games at McCasli...