All Stories from May 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Home fix: Replacing both springs keeps garage door in balanceMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I’m going to replace a broken spring for our garage door. The home-store salesman said I needed to replace both springs even though only one is broken. Is this true? ...
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The SoapboxMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Just talk about it: We echo the message court and medical leaders gave to parents at a forum about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use. “We have to talk to our...
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Liberal bias is showing in HeraldMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Liberal bias is showing in Herald Your front page story by Dann Gire and Jamie Sotonoff reported comments by Ted Nugent about his rants against the Supreme Court an...
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Friday’s baseball scoreboardMay 12, 2012 1:32 am - Friday’s games * Geneva 17, St. Charles North 1 (5 inn) Geneva 000 2(15) —17-13-0 St. Charles North 000 00 —1-5-4 2B: G: Francis, Williams, Endriukaitis, Weede. WP:...
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Guard your taxes: Monitor elected officialsMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - I am a school board member and I am accountable. I am a school board member. The elementary district I represent receives around 37 percent of your property taxes; the h...
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Regulations needed on assessment systemMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - Regulation could make a good assessment system better in these challenging times. Both families and government are trying to manage with stagnant or falling incomes and ...
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Show your support for SCARCEMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) is not scarce when it comes to support of environmental education. They do an amazing amo...
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Pay-for-bus plan won’t save muchMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - I am writing in response to an April 21 article entitled, “Pay to ride the school bus?” The state’s latest plan to save money might be unwise for several reasons. First...
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Bureaucracy killing the post officeMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - Why is The U.S. Postal Service losing money and requesting a taxpayer-funded bailout? The USPS is losing money because its decisions affecting customers are driven by a...
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Property tax sticker shockMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - What homeowner in Lake County was elated upon receiving their latest property tax bill? Property values are going down, yet property taxes are going up. Why are the exi...