All Stories from May 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Joshua Graham’s ‘Darkroom’ is haunting taleMay 10, 2012 6:00 am - Memories of the Vietnam War and terrible secrets buried more than 35 years ago propel “Darkroom,” a haunting tale from Joshua Graham. Xandra Carrick and her father, Pet...
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U.S. applications for unemployment aid dip to 367,000May 10, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits ticked down last week after dropping sharply the previous week, evidence hiring could pick up t...
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Cook County commissioner seeks vote on annexationMay 10, 2012 5:30 am - Cook County Board Commissioner Tim Schneider said Wednesday he wants to assure residents and municipal officials that a recent idea to annex all the county's remaining u...
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Pension funding debate plays into old city-suburb divisionsMay 10, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — For decades, reformers tried to raise income taxes and send more money from the state's wealthier taxpayers to Illinois' poorer schools to put education fu...
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Talk with the Editor: Do news stories suggest gay stereotypes?May 10, 2012 5:30 am - Last week, I wrote about a discussion editors here had about whether to identify a dean at Stevenson High School who resigned amid allegations that he had sent “inapprop...
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Dawn Patrol: New charges for grade-tampering Antioch teacherMay 10, 2012 5:05 am - Breaking News A boil order has been issued for residents in Fox River Grove after three water mains broke in town Wednesday night. Officials said the boil order is just ...
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A heroic act, a lifetime of lessonsMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - Denny Fitch was an unqualified hero, yet the measure of his life ought not be taken merely by the 45 minutes of terror in 1989 during which his efforts helped to save th...
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U.S. ranks 25th as place for moms, but Sunday they're all No. 1May 10, 2012 5:00 am - No one says it's easy being a mom. Especially in this country. In a 2012 world ranking of the best place to be a mom, the United States doesn't merit a gold medal, a si...
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Austerity as a bridge to nowhereMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - Economic austerity is a dangerous, self-defeating intellectual fad. Perhaps I should say that’s what it was, given Sunday’s election results in Europe. Perhaps I should ...
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Comic strip is no laughing matterMay 10, 2012 5:00 am - I resent having simple minded political propaganda on the comic page. “Stone Soup” is neither witty or deep, it is just a mindless insult. I believe your subscribers are...