All Stories from May 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Silicon slummingMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - The Victorian era gave birth to a very unpleasant custom called slumming. Parties of swells in London and New York would descend on impoverished neighborhoods as a form ...
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Anger over pensions blocks solutionMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - “Second Naperville District 203 teacher claims Golden Apple prize.” “Area schools ranked among best in state, nation by U.S. News & World Report.” “Buffalo Grove sixth g...
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All faiths must unite against terrorismMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Sami Hassoun’s anger at the world, perhaps even at the Cubs, could have been overturned had he only followed his daily prescription — face east and prostrate into prayer...
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Balancing budget is no radical ideaMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - I find it interesting that President Obama is blasting the GOP as “radical” for their ideas on how to balance the budget. What is radical is the idea of no more free rid...
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Kudos, Lombard, on aggregation dealMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - It is all too common in our day-to-day life that we tend to focus on things that go wrong. Yet, from start to finish, Lombard’s handling of electricity aggregation was a...
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Write legislators about pension ‘fix’May 17, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s pension reform proposal provides, in part, that school districts and community colleges pay more toward their teachers’ pensions. On May 2, House Speak...
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Geneva taxpayers sold bill of goodsMay 17, 2012 4:40 am - This is nuts! Was this your reaction when you opened your property tax bill? Why did your taxes increase so much? The answer is, “It is all about the schools.” Or better...
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No more bailoutsMay 17, 2012 4:40 am - No more bailouts ever! If your company made a mistake — too bad. Suck it up and swallow it the same way every American citizen has to. No more taking our Social Security...
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‘Entitlement’ is wrong word for what we’ve earnedMay 17, 2012 1:00 am - I do not like the word entitlement. To me, it sounds as though the people are asking for a gift from the government. In fact, I (we) have paid and continue to pay for so...
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Scouting Northwest sectional tennisMay 17, 2012 12:27 am - By Mike Garofola Daily Herald Correspondent Boys tennis / Scouting sectionals It’s already been a wild two weeks in the tennis world, which was turned upside down with a...