All Stories from January 8, 2012 (Change date)
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The cartwheel imperativeJan 08, 2012 5:24 am - Here it is again, National Best Intentions Week — that’s how I describe the first few days of the new year when resolutions are still exciting and every workout place in...
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5 ETF developments for investors to watch in 2012Jan 08, 2012 5:24 am - BOSTON — Total investments in exchange-traded funds surpassed $1 trillion last year. It’s a significant milestone considering that ETFs were unfamiliar to most investors...
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Huntsman: ‘Sane Republican’ ready for his momentJan 08, 2012 5:24 am - KEENE, N.H. — There’s a question that Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman loves to pop out from time to time as he campaigns across New Hampshire: “What langu...
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Stained glass helps share the faithJan 08, 2012 5:21 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ PEORIA, Ill. — No one knows who made the first stained glass windows. Some of the earliest examples date to the first c...
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Haiti 2 years later: Half a million still in campsJan 08, 2012 5:21 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Days after the earthquake killed their little girl and destroyed much of their house, Meristin Florival and his family pitched a makeshift tent o...
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Architecture, art majors most unemployedJan 08, 2012 5:06 am - WASHINGTON — College kids may choose to spend their campus days studying the glories of Plato, Shakespeare and Le Corbusier. But, as a new study points out, there may be...
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Drug court helps Sycamore manJan 08, 2012 5:03 am - DEKALB, Ill. — The arrival of a new year often means making resolutions and a fresh mindset. Matt Jordan knows the decision to live a better life is done not only at the...
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Child-on-child sex abuse accounts for one-third of casesJan 08, 2012 5:03 am - NEW YORK — Recent high-profile cases of child sex abuse have roused national revulsion against the adults who perpetrated them. Rarely mentioned is the sobering statisti...
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Decatur mechanic services thousands of carsJan 08, 2012 5:03 am - DECATUR, Ill. — With twinkling blue eyes and a smile as bright as a chrome grille, Nick Vanderlaan is supreme at the art of delivering devastating news. The ever-upbeat ...
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Motorists salvage fur, food from critters’ demiseJan 08, 2012 5:00 am - CASEYVILLE, Ill. — In six years of trapping, one thing has become apparent to Cody Champ: His pursuit of animal pelts isn’t cheap, costing him $100 a week just for gas. ...