All Stories from September 30, 2011 (Change date)
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On Sunday: A final few minutes with Andy RooneySep 30, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK - On the broadcast they call it "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney." They might better have called it "A Few Choice Words From Andy Rooney." Rooney, despite his...
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Documentary shows emotional ride for Pearl JamSep 30, 2011 6:00 am - TORONTO - At one point in the new Pearl Jam documentary, a young Eddie Vedder flails onstage with so much intensity, he seems possessed. Considering Vedder's been doing ...
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Cut the dead weight in governmentSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - There isn’t much about dysfunctional government that shocks me anymore, but this story did. According to a report by the Office of Personnel Management and reported in E...
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Stimulus money melted in the sunSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Our government wasted $535 million in stimulus payments to Solyndra. This money could have created over 10,000 new jobs for the unemployed paying about $50,000 to each p...
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Bin Laden taken out by SEALS, not SWATSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - I had to shake my head in disbelief when reading the Fence Post item titled “Anything but more GOP leadership.” The writer, Marion J. Reis blames Republicans for everyth...
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Lake County uses wasps to combat emerald ash borerSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - A natural experiment to head off a devastating tree-killing beetle began Thursday in heavy woods well off the Des Plaines River trail in northeast Lake County. Wearing w...
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Yes, religion is a factor in terrorismSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to a Fence Post letter by Aabeda Masra on Sept. 24 in which the writer said not to blame religion for acts of terror. The letter stated that what hap...
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Somehow, when we have to, we change driving habitsSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Traffic, again. Or maybe I should say very light traffic. This is the second time in recent months that we in Southern California have been warned of traffic nightmares...
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Jobs ‘bill’ is no magical solutionSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Faced with a close relative who lied about anything and everything, I once asked a psychologist “Why does he always lie?” He answered “By lying, he controls the truth.” ...
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Itasca woman's family finding peace after fatal accidentSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Itasca family: 'A breath of water and God took her