All Stories from October 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Saving civic culture from online mayhemOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — More speech is not necessarily a positive development. News sites’ online forums have unleashed speech in quantity, for sure. But they’ve given a stage to...
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The innovation deficitOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - The death of one of the great innovators of our time, or any time — Steve Jobs — brings a question asked by Pete Seeger in another context. To paraphrase: Where have all...
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Cooperation inherits, uses the windOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - It’s always good to see a good idea move forward, even if slowly. Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, Keeneyville Elementary District 20 and Prospect Heig...
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Sound policy on immigrantsOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Kudos to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for not letting the tyranny of the anecdote drive policy with respect to the county ordinance that honors the U.S. ...
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Don’t raise our taxes, ElginOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Dear members of the Elgin City Council, I’m writing to make sure you’re aware that we’ve received our second installment of our property taxes here in Elgin/Cook County ...
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Jobs plan would promote new ideasOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Creating jobs is not simply an employer thinking “We need the economy to get going so let’s hire some people.” Instead it is about them needing to hire people to help th...
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Creationism a better path to truthOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Kathleen Parker’s column Aug. 31 raises questions regarding the origin of life and the age of the earth. British mathematician Sir Fred Hoyle calculated there is only on...
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'The Woman' is horrifying as well as scaryOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'The Woman' It always amuses me when people go to a horror film and actually become horrified by its ideas and imagery. We've become so numbed by...
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Bird comedy soars after uneasy startOct 13, 2011 4:00 am - What an unexpectedly sweet and life-affirming movie! You would never guess from its dull, unmarketable title and its zany, not-exactly-honest trailers that "The Big Yea...
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Fox River Grove police union takes issue with part-time vs. full-time officersOct 13, 2011 1:00 am - Fox River Grove is using mediation to negotiate a new contract with members of its police union, which also filed a charge with the Illinois Labor Relations Board agains...