All Stories from February 1, 2012 (Change date)
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McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' finally hits streetsFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim McGraw's long-delayed album “Emotional Traffic” has the attention of Music Row as it finally hit the streets last week. The last album in the lon...
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Do state workers need that time off?Feb 01, 2012 4:00 am - Since it’s time to renew my driver’s license, I checked the schedule of the local Schaumburg DMV office. It looks like the employees are given 15 holidays in 2012. That ...
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Celebrate successes of drug courtFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - It’s the stories of people who overcome adversity that tend to inspire us the most: The small boy who makes a name for himself on the football field; the girl who loses ...
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COD had no other options on leaseFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - I am writing in response to the Jan. 24 letter to the editor, “Why so long to cancel lease, COD?” In her letter, Ms. Wallace states that the College of DuPage Board of T...
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Best GOP pick? None of the aboveFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - I’ve been watching the Republican infighting to be the party’s presidential nominee, and frankly I find the top remaining candidates frightening. Let’s take them one at ...
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For some, a check is all we can giveFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - I read with interest about Felicia Reinhard, the 20-year-old who is selflessly giving of herself to kids with disabilities and illnesses through utilization of her own s...
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Weakness is an invitation to warFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - One of the memorable slogans from the Reagan administration was “peace through strength.” Reagan believed a strong defense was a safeguard against enemy attacks and the ...
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Workers took advantage of light snowFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - Here it is a Saturday morning, the sun is just rising and a township snowplow is going down the street. Not an uncommon occurrence in the winter, but, really, for a quar...
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Don’t compare latest tragedy with TitanicFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - Any attempt to compare the recent cruise ship disaster to the Titanic tragedy is inappropriate, inaccurate and demeaning to the captain, crew and passengers who lost the...
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Cut Obama slack on his vacationFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - This is a response to the inaccurate letter from W. Parrot Jan. 25 berating the President for going on a taxpayer paid vacation. First of all, the president who caused t...