All Stories from June 2, 2012 (Change date)
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If Hulu is going to succeed, it has to get a lot worseJun 02, 2012 5:45 am - Hulu is still too good. It's been getting worse, bit by bit, but not fast enough. The video website, which lets you watch a vast array of network and cable TV shows for ...
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Mortgage professor: Despite huge demand, LTO obstacles are plentyJun 02, 2012 5:34 am - Of the 700 or so articles on my website, the article accessed most frequently over the last year has been one I wrote in 2004 on lease-to-own home purchases. This is a c...
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Condo leasing restriction should be enacted only after careful considerationJun 02, 2012 5:30 am - So the board of your association has made the decision to seek an amendment to the declaration to restrict leasing of units. There are many components to a lease restric...
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Spas now compete with pools for backyard spaceJun 02, 2012 5:20 am - Spas are now a strong competitor to aboveground pools for a place in the suburban backyard, said George Schlangen, owner of Midwest Spas of Lake Zurich. Family swim spas...
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Facebook smartphone? Dumb ideaJun 02, 2012 5:15 am - There are two ways to make money in the smartphone business. There's Apple's way: 1) Make premium products that people clamor for; 2) Sell the devices for substantially ...
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On the Market: Country cottage in BarringtonJun 02, 2012 5:02 am - This country cottage, surrounded by lush acreage only five minutes from downtown Barrington and its train station, looks like it was plucked from the Irish countryside a...
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We need voter ID to prevent fraudJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - A recent letter to the editor by Michael Fredian claiming requiring voters to show an ID to vote suppresses the Democratic vote as a reason there should be no standard f...
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Madigan’s pension reforms are tardyJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - I read with much amusement the “ideas” presented by many of our state legislators regarding pension reform “deals” being proposed, especially by Michael Madigan. He has ...
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Likelihood of voter fraud is minuteJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - In rebuttal to a letter on May 24 about photo ID for voting. A 2007 Brennan Center for Justice Report titled “The Truth About Voter Fraud” found that it is more likely t...
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More caring needed at senior homesJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - At the end of my work cycle when jobs were tough, I fell into a neat little job at a senior home in Arlington Heights, I was a companion to an elderly person named Harry...