All Stories from March 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Contraception keeps government smallerMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - I can’t comprehend how people who want smaller government, can be against contraception. If women get pregnant because contraception is not available to them and they ca...
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Media failing in job to reveal corruptionMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - When Barack Obama took office, he promised America an era of “hope and change.” The stunning level of corruption stemming from the half-a-billion dollar Solyndra scandal...
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Screen-to-stage adaptations bring beloved films to lifeMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - Every time news gets out that a new musical is going to be adapted from a well-known movie, many die-hard theater fans groan. Yet screen-to-stage adaptations shouldn't a...
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'Project' an X-ceedingly bad teen comedyMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - One way to look at the raunchy teen sex-and-drugs comedy "Project X" would be to take the classic Chicago movie "Risky Business" and remake it as a "Girls Gone Wild" ama...
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'Tim & Eric' make manic move to the big screenMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - A good example of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's uniquely manic comedy comes early in their first movie, "Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie." Tim and Eric, given $1...
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Popular approach wins Oscar for 'Undefeated'Mar 01, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Undefeated' Had Chicago's crack team of documentary makers of "Hoop Dreams" produced the Oscar-winning sports doc "Undefeated," it would have followe...
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14th District hopefuls differ on top prioritiesMar 01, 2012 4:30 am - Two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for the 14th Congressional District agree on some parts of President Obama’s proposed budget, but they differ in other a...
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Surges accuses McConnaughay of pay-to-playMar 01, 2012 4:30 am - A candidate in the Republican primary for the 33rd Senate District race says the “cozy relationships” between his opponent's political friends are the types of connectio...
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Proposal would get abandoned houses back on market quickerMar 01, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Abandoned homes that dot some suburban neighborhoods because of foreclosure could be put up for sale sooner under a new proposal in the state legislature. ...
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Dawn Patrol: Warm winter; spring tornadoes?Mar 01, 2012 4:00 am - Meteorologists: Early southern tornado not a predictor for northern Illinois In the wake of yesterday's deadly southern Illinois tornado, killing six in Harrisburg,...