All Stories from June 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Home inspector: Fire damage in attic was not disclosedJun 08, 2012 5:49 am - Q. When we bought our home, the inspection report said nothing about damage in the attic. This week, I was in the attic, and one entire wall is scorched wood. What can I...
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Tri-Cities police reportsJun 08, 2012 5:47 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Neighborhood of the week features Cornerstone Lakes, West ChicagoJun 08, 2012 5:32 am - Originally from Chicago, Susan and Sam Dileonardo moved from Carol Stream to the Cornerstone Lakes subdivision in West Chicago 14 years ago. “We keep moving farther west...
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About real estate: More agents ask prospects for personal information as safety concerns growsJun 08, 2012 5:26 am - Some agents are asking potential buyers and even sellers lots of personal questions before accepting them as clients, hoping to avoid becoming crime victims. Q. We recen...
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Home repair: Epoxy may be cure for rough garage floorJun 08, 2012 5:08 am - Q. Our garage floor is in need of some attention. It was poured in 1993 on a cold, damp day. It took a long time to dry, and the guys (unfortunately, carpenters — not re...
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Sensible ways to reduce the deficitJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - The House Republicans recently approved a plan to reduce the federal deficit. Simply stated the Republican plan calls for reducing or eliminating spending on social prog...
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Why can’t Congress, Obama get a clue?Jun 08, 2012 5:00 am - If you are in your 50s and 60s you may be wondering what happened to our country. How did we get to a point where everything seems to be turned upside down and backward?...
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Playing with dynamite over pensionsJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Scott Walker’s decisive victory in Wisconsin admits to a number of plausible explanations: a rejection of overreach in the use of recall elections, a repudiation of...
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Praise for a one-ballot primaryJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - My right-wing friend, ginned up (literally) from his team’s impending “victory” in Wisconsin, called me on Tuesday night. I took some of his glow off by noting that I, t...
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Editorial: Monitoring needed with drug program innovationJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - Change is a constant in criminal justice, and rightly so. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors who face funding cuts and pressure to keep crime stats low should be ...