All Stories from June 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Condensation may be cause of damp garage wallsJun 17, 2012 5:52 am - Q. My garage walls are damp after every rain. The walls are above ground. I have a concrete deck on top of the garage with steel plates under it. Why are the walls damp,...
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Habitat for Humanity to hold informational session in CarpentersvilleJun 17, 2012 5:48 am - Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley wants to help people who may be living in substandard housing and/or those who have dreamed of owning their own home an oppor...
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A modern economy has universal health careJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - For now, let’s drop the talk about wanting a liberal America or a conservative America. What we truly need is a modern America. No country can be modern spending twice w...
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Vote GOP and watch the slide continueJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - There have been a number of opinions written in the Herald regarding what has led to our budget deficits. Let’s start by trying to agree on a few truths. 1) Our country’...
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A puppet for the 1 percent?Jun 17, 2012 5:00 am - A puppet for the 1 percent? Chris Grecos’ letter to the editor on May 30 gives the impression that U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam supports the elimination of tax loopholes ...
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New owners charged for each day closing was delayedJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My husband and I signed a contract to buy a house being sold by a bank. We hired an attorney to represent us for our purchase. We had some trouble getting our loan du...
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Check out book for lowdown on birthJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - Check out book for lowdown on birth Nancy Menzies-Kreuzer’s May 27 letter to the Fence Post is factually and morally correct. In school, “health classes” do not sho...
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Taxes increase when values are down?Jun 17, 2012 5:00 am - Taxes increase when values are down? When property values were increasing, DuPage County governments used that as an excuse to raise taxes. Now that property values...
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The Ordinary American, RIPJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - Among the lessons of this presidential election season, perhaps most salient is that the so-called Ordinary American is dead. Or, should I say, the ordinary-American tr...
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Walker victory was badly neededJun 17, 2012 5:00 am - Misguided. Extreme. Divisive. This is how your editorial group described Gov. Scott Walker’s reproach of a collusive system between politicians and unions existing in ma...