All Stories from February 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Transportation boosted to top of political agendaFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — After years of procrastination, the White House and Congress have suddenly boosted a long-term plan to improve the nation’s roads, bridges and transit syste...
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West Aurora upsets Downers SouthFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - A team effort lifted No. 9 West Aurora to a 59-51 upset win over No. 8 Downers Grove South on Tuesday at Class 4A Bolingbrook regional. Lexi Nelson led the way with 15 p...
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TransCanada hopes for 2015 Keystone startup dateFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - TORONTO — TransCanada has pushed back the possible startup date of a controversial pipeline that would carry Canadian oil to refineries in Texas. The Calgary, Alberta-ba...
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Royals already prepping for All-Star gameFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Dayton Moore stood in a small conference room inside a suburban Kansas City convention center in early January, the cold nipping at him whenever so...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber returns to 4Q profitabilityFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. returned to profitability in its fourth quarter after a big loss a year ago that included hefty costs tied to a plant closing. T...
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Minn. school board ends policy blamed for bullyingFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - COON RAPIDS, Minn. — Minnesota’s largest school district has abandoned a much-criticized policy that required teachers to remain neutral when issues of sexual identity c...
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Make reservations for native plants seminarFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Submitted by Garfield Farm Museum Reservations for Garfield Farm Museum’s 26th annual Prairie, Woodlands, and Wetlands Management Seminar to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:...
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Dist. 214 offers special-needs planning sessionsFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Parents of students with special needs are invited to a two-part informational workshop series during the current second semester, presented by District 214’s Student Se...
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Penn State ex-VP seeks criminal charges' dismissalFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former Penn State vice president on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out charges that he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant c...
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McSweeney far outspending 52nd District House opponents Gaffney, RoweFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - If the three-way GOP primary race for the 52nd House District seat were based solely on fundraising, David McSweeney’s victory on March 20 would be all but locked up. In...