All Stories from September 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Republicans and one fact of lifeSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - If Republican presidential candidates want to debate sexual health and hygiene, it would be nice if they displayed more collective knowledge and judgment than your avera...
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No more mail? What would Ben Franklin think?Sep 18, 2011 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Imagine a nation without the Postal Service. No more birthday cards and bills or magazines and catalogs filling the mailbox. It’s a worst-case scenario bei...
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Armrest wars: Flights are fuller than everSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Don’t expect much elbow room on flights this fall. Planes have never been so full. There was barely a spare seat this summer, and the next few months should b...
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A.G. Holder should resignSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - President Obama, On Attorney General Holder’s watch, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives launched Operation Fast and Furious, an illegal pipeline of ...
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The reality behind Subscriber Total AccessSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - It’s not altogether clear where the notion arose, but there seems to be a deeply held belief among some that “The Internet should be free.” Perhaps the belief is just ba...
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Police drama? It helps if you’re the beholderSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - Many years ago, before I-355 was built, before we covered Lombard, when the Daily Herald’s lone editorial office was in Arlington Heights, I was headed home and stopped ...
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Privatization might get us back on trackSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - I am prompted to write this after reading an article entitled “Crisis of confidence” and subtitled “Bank of America prepares to eliminate 30,000 jobs in bid to win inves...
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Collection shows love of trainsSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - CHARLESTON, Ill. — Memories ride the rails of the HO gauge model train layout in a room of Jerry McRoberts’ Charleston home that was specially built for what has been a ...
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Credit card defaults, late payments continue slideSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — It was a bumpy summer for credit card issuers, but most of the top banks reported that their customers continued to make their payments on time. Default rates...
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War on terrorism is not overSep 18, 2011 5:00 am - In response to Mr. Robinsons column on Sept. 12, “Recognize war is over and move on.” I could not believe what I was reading. It’s an insult to my intelligence, my commo...