All Stories from January 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Too soon to pick, but not to chooseJan 14, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — For the gardener, the new year is the perfect annual moment to resolve to do better. The next six to eight weeks give us a luxury unknown in the growing sea...
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Spreading rock on your garden can help feed soilJan 14, 2012 5:00 am - If you feel like getting out in the garden, now is as good a time as any to spread rock on the ground. Or not (more on that later). You say your ground already has enoug...
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Weekend picks: Poi Dog Pondering plays the ParamountJan 14, 2012 5:00 am - Pondering Poi Poi Dog Pondering is famed for mixing acoustic, orchestral and electronica together in a unique way for the past 25 years. Hear this band play Saturda...
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Stack of leftover paint cans should be put to good useJan 14, 2012 5:00 am - Got leftover paint from a recent paint job? Don't consign it to the graveyard of paint cans in the basement. A small amount of paint can serve to touch up edges, molding...
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Social Security like a house of cardsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Since when is Social Security considered an entitlement? This was a policy designed by the Roosevelt administration to help people who have or had no retirement funds or...
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Candidacy challenge not very AmericanJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I am disturbed by the recent challenge to Jose Sifuentes’ candidacy by a supporter of Cristina Castro’s campaign for Kane County Board. It was claimed that Mr. Sifuentes...
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Make changes and take back AmericaJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - The economy is going down and our politicians are not listening to us. One solution is to stop sending billions and billions of dollars overseas to dictators and countri...
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Charter school is unfunded mandateJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - In his recent reporting, Bob Susnjara included, “Prairie Crossing ... mostly funded by state taxpayers.” This is a misleading statement. When the state legislature gran...
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The Soapbox: A few darts, a few laurelsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Lessons on drug addiction were heard: A drug-awareness forum presented by the Kane County sheriff’s office drew only parents who had children already victims of drug ad...
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Mom-daughter births a celebration?Jan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I recently read the story about a mother and daughter giving birth the same day: big picture, smiling, doting mothers, even the doctor was in there. How cute, I first th...