All Stories from June 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Home fix: Putting shingles over wet plywood likely to lead to problemsJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - Q. Shortly after it was built, we noticed a slightly lifted-looking horizontal line (shingles not flat as the others) on the upper-left area of the roof when looking at ...
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Law boosts safety of internet datingJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to express my appreciation for State Rep. Michelle Mussman’s efforts to secure increased Internet dating safety. Senate Bill 2545 would give people the info...
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The most eco-friendly lawn isn’t necessarily green in hueJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - The most eco-friendly lawn isn’t necessarily green in hue
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‘Hunger Games’ offers a true role modelJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - Nearly every review I read of the movie “The Hunger Games” includes a comparison to the Twilight saga. Though many of these reviews favor “The Hunger Games,” I cannot he...
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Resnick Automotive Group continues tent traditionJun 02, 2012 4:55 am - If you have only mildly considered buying a new pre-owned vehicle this year, think again. It’s time for the annual Resnick Automotive Group’s Giant Tent Event where more...
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Average pensioner left out in coldJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - For 30 years I worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center and paid the state for my retirement. It was not a well-paying job but I worked for a promised pension and health...
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Obama’s people rewriting historyJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - You’re so vain ... Mr. President, you probably think this is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you? The president’s narcissistic self-insertion into official presidential biog...
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To open up jobs, round up illegal immigrantsJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - Is there anything more infuriating than hearing a politician or government official say that it would be impossible for government to round up the estimated 10 million t...
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NATO should have its own comic stripJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - The U.S. today acts like the leader of an Action Comics team of superheroes (NATO) that rampages around the world slaughtering innocents at will in their obsession to co...
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Some edibles are great as ornamentals, tooJun 02, 2012 1:00 am - Sweet potato vines decorating window boxes? Blueberry plants prized more for their foliage than their fruit? Some flowers and vegetables are as appealing in the home ga...