All Stories from February 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Dawn Patrol: Stevenson board defends phone searches; Batavia dog at WestminsterFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - Stevenson High School's school board defends cellphone searches. An Elgin man is sought in a Bartlett shooting. A Batavia dog wins one of the competitions at Westminster. Barrington approves a downtown development concept. Naperville is spending a lot of time and money on smart grid FOIA requests.
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To fight teen drug abuse, parents must be alertFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - For any parent dealing with a teenager, truer words have never been spoken than those by Barrington High School Principal Steve McWilliams in a Sunday story on dealing w...
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Time for D304 to touch rainy day fundFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - The Geneva school board recently indicated it will reduce a bit the coming increase in taxes by applying $3.2 million from excess reserves in its education fund. Our out...
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Stop the excuses and improve yourselfFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - When are the media, the politicians, and others going to stop using the catchphrases “class warfare” and “tax the rich”? Everyone who speaks these phrases has an excuse ...
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No candidate ever has helped the poorFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - That was no slip that Romney made giving short shrift to the plight of the poor. He was just being honest. Throughout our long and glorious history, no president or pres...
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A candidate who clicks on the issuesFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - Politics and politicians have frustrated me over the years. It took me a couple of minutes to adjust to a candidate for office who came to my door recently to talk about...
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Obama in denial about American influenceFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - The usually reliable sources tell us that President Obama picked up a recent edition of the highly reliable New Republic and came away impressed. He read a lengthy essay...
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Big Brother is ‘sharing’Feb 14, 2012 4:00 am - My, how you’ve changed, Big Brother. What happened to the sourpuss in “1984,” George Orwell’s grim novel about a thought-controlled future? Gone are the piercing eyes an...
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Learn to live with coyotes or leaveFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - This will be my second letter in regard to the coyote problem in Northern Illinois. To the uniformed, this is mating season for coyote families and, believe me, they can...
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Let’s broadcast animal abuse trialsFeb 14, 2012 4:00 am - A great pilot program for television in Illinois’ courtrooms would be cruelty to animal cases. Some of the most vicious, deadly, monstrous and diabolical criminals are a...