All Stories from September 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Best bets: Musical tributes to 9/11Sep 07, 2011 5:45 am - Symphonic remembrance Several classical musical ensembles will present special concerts of remembrance this Sunday to mark the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist ...
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Lights at Memorial Field a bad ideaSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - As longtime residents of our village, we would like to express our concern about Glenbard High School District 87 plans to install 7-story light towers at Glenbard West ...
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Some questions for GOP’s ‘decision time’Sep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Wednesday’s Republican “debate” in California will not resemble the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which one candidate spoke for 60 minutes, the other responded for 90...
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Tired of all the partisan bickeringSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Sick of all the blaming and criticizing and half truths? Sick of this: “I do not want to be a prop in that political theater of his,” says U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh concerning...
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Let your vote speak for youSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Let’s quit with the “who won” reporting and Monday morning political quarterbacking. What’s wrong with “the “American people won”? We finally seem to have the attention ...
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Democrats must accept blame for economySep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Democrats love to lament that they had no real appreciation for the mess of the economy George Bush left for President Obama to have to clean up, thus asking for more ti...
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The day of terror that never endsSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - The teacher stands before a class of young men. He is flanked by open windows. A military parade passes outside the school and martial music fills the classroom. The tea...
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Job 1: reduce federal spendingSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Whatever we do, we simply must walk the walk in reducing federal spending. Making this program a reality is so clearly the primary issue that I can’t think of a more dir...
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On an awful anniversary, necessary remembranceSep 07, 2011 4:00 am - Television specials are scheduled. Newspaper and magazine reflections have already started. Communities all across the nation, including many of our Chicago-area suburbs...
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Seek labels that say ‘Made in USA’Sep 07, 2011 4:00 am - I spent a wonderful day touring Mount Vernon in Virginia. I loved George Washington’s home with the lovely view of the Potomac. The museum there is outstanding. After ou...