All Stories from April 29, 2012 (Change date)
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New Orleans festivals booming as Jazz Fest startsApr 29, 2012 6:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across the country, many wondered if the best days of New Orleans music had drowne...
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New Mexico banking on new tourism adsApr 29, 2012 6:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico this year is celebrating 100 years of statehood, but many people still confuse the Land of Enchantment with its south of the border neighbor....
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Can technology fix a nation? India tries to find outApr 29, 2012 5:45 am - RAYAGADA, India — The dreams of modern India rarely make it to Rayagada. The Indians of these eastern forests forage for sago leaves and wild mango to survive. Barely a ...
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Rental forum: Bending the rules of rent collectionApr 29, 2012 5:12 am - Q. At the rental property I manage, we always have the rent due on or before the first day of the month. Recently I had a prospective tenant sign a lease to move in on t...
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Home repair: Contractors differ on how to stabilize basement cracksApr 29, 2012 5:11 am - Q. Halfway up one of our 30-foot cinder-block basement walls are two horizontal cracks extending most of the wall’s length. There is some stair-step cracking at either e...
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Under the hood: Brake plates should be cleaned of rustApr 29, 2012 5:03 am - Q. I have a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe and I’ve been told the rear disc brakes need to be cleaned of rust and lubricated every 15,000 miles, because of the weather and salt. ...
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Creative decor is one fold awayApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - In the hands of a paper artist, a humble sheet can be transformed by a few clever folds or cuts into a creature, a structure, even an elaborate diorama. That alchemy is ...
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Editorial: Our date with history demands we all get involvedApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - “This is our moment in history to get these issues resolved.” — Gov. Pat Quinn speaking of Medicaid and pension crises to the Daily Herald editorial board The governor i...
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Ask the plumber: Going upscale with a laundry sinkApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My husband is building me a special room exclusively for laundry. This may sound crazy, but I always wanted a laundry area that looks like a showplace! I’m planning o...
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Understand the contraception issueApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Robert Harrison’s recent letters to the editor purports to provide great detail on a history of Catholic teaching as it pertains to artificial birth control. Upon fu...