All Stories from May 28, 2012 (Change date)
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GOP ties Obama to N.H. student debt, ignores originsMay 28, 2012 8:45 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire isn’t just first in the nation when it comes to hosting presidential primaries. It also ranks first in student-loan debt, and now the winne...
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Va. girl is youngest ever in National Spelling BeeMay 28, 2012 8:41 pm - McLEAN, Va. — The youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee was running around in a stream with a friend, hunting for rocks. Suddenly, she came charg...
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Always no shortage of victims to memorialize, but why?May 28, 2012 8:24 pm - Memorial Day was made for reflection, no matter how crazy it might make you. What I was thinking was how sports have positioned themselves as the backlines of war, assum...
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Sherrard sluggers swat away Lisle’s seasonMay 28, 2012 8:09 pm - Melanie Early and Lisle would have loved a mulligan. It clearly was not meant to be Monday in DeKalb. The Lions were denied a return trip to the state softball tournamen...
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Services planned for Bartlett boy, 11, killed in ATV accidentMay 28, 2012 7:51 pm - Memorial services will be in St. Charles this week for an 11-year-old boy killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Bartlett. Visitation for Samuel Sloan-Mannella is...
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Focus for Epstein, Hoyer remains on Cubs’ big pictureMay 28, 2012 7:38 pm - A three-game homestand in the middle of 16 on the road is supposed to be an oasis for a baseball team. But Cubs bosses Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer felt compelled to meet ...
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Russia condemns ally Syria over massacre of 108May 28, 2012 7:16 pm - BEIRUT — A weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point in the Syrian crisis Monday, galvanizing even staunch ally Russia to take an unu...
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There’s so much on the line for Cutler, BearsMay 28, 2012 7:15 pm - The Bears’ offensive line is in a state of flux, and no position is more uncertain than left tackle, where J’Marcus Webb struggled through 16 starts last season. Chris W...
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Repaired Quarry Beach ready to welcome crowds FridayMay 28, 2012 7:06 pm - Liners in swimming, diving areas will help prevent leaks, raise temperatures
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Hundreds honor fallen Kane County soldiersMay 28, 2012 7:03 pm - Standing before a memorial to Kane County’s fallen veterans, Robert Patterson paused briefly before gently running his finger across his son Christopher’s name. “I reac...