All Stories from September 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Blame Bernanke for retirees’ woesSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - You can thank Ben Bernanke for the recent stock market decline and the sluggish economy the past year. His steps to bring down long-term interest rates have further exac...
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Not pleased with Wheaton Drama playSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - I guess it is open season for Catholic bashing at Wheaton Drama. The play “Incorruptible” was offensive, rude and prejudicial. It didn’t leave one stone unturned for deg...
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Truancy hits another new high in Kane County schoolsSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Kane County saw truancy at local schools hit a 10-year high during the 2009-10 school year. The latest numbers show 2010-11 was even worse. And Kane County's leading tru...
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New Payton book can't sour my view of SweetnessSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Yeah, I read some of the excerpts from the new book about Walter Payton. Well written. Interesting. But then I stopped. Sure, Payton had issues. We all do. My memories ...
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OK for government to overreach?Sep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Honest Pat Quinn says, “We must stand behind the consumers of Illinois and protect them from any overreaching by big utility companies.” Where was Honest Pat when the ov...
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How to connect your garage door opener to other devicesSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Now, your garage can listen to you. Hoffman Estates-based Sears' Craftsman brand this week launched a new garage door opener called AssureLink that connects to your iPho...
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Erase unemployment; revive economySep 30, 2011 5:00 am - I have a suggestion for a temporary new law that might rapidly reduce unemployment and raise demand. Following are my, perhaps challengeable, assumptions and the bare ou...
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It’s GOP engaging in class warfareSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Republicans cry about “class warfare” when the president searches for compromise and shared sacrifice while trying to fix the recession, reduce budget deficits and rebui...
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With felonies, deportation has its placeSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Trial and error is a hallmark of responsible government. It would be foolhardy to establish a law and never revisit it to see if it’s actually working, if it’s achieving...
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Cain, Bachmann, Beck key guests at local TeaConSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Herman Cain, the surprise victor in a Florida Republican presidential straw poll, will travel to Schaumburg to try to build momentum at an inaugural Midwest tea party co...