All Stories from July 8, 2012 (Change date)
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MSI combats summer brain drain with science gamesJul 10, 2012 6:15 am - There are usually few things to worry about as a kid enjoying the summer vacation — whether to go to the pool, chill outside in the backyard, call over a few buddies for...
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Miss. town honors William Faulkner 50 years after deathJul 09, 2012 12:02 pm - OXFORD, Miss. — Five decades after his death, William Faulkner still draws literary pilgrims to his Mississippi hometown, the “little postage stamp of native soil” he ma...
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Oil debate continues on change intervalsJul 08, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I’m a regular reader of your column and typically enjoy its content. But I believe you “missed the boat” regarding your cautionary response a reader who recently requ...
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Tax appeals process can vary from one locality to the nextJul 08, 2012 5:10 am - Q. I am a relatively new landlord who owns four rental homes. Each of the homes is in the same neighborhood with the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms. The homes are...
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Styles and colors recommended for a ‘green’ kitchenJul 08, 2012 5:05 am - Q. I plan on remodeling soon, and I want a natural-looking kitchen that will include a lot of “green” features. As far as the kitchen sink, what ideas can you suggest fo...
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Back in the USAJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - Some of my fondest memories of childhood are of the Fourth of July. In Swampscott, Mass., we used to have a parade of kids on bikes that went down Aspen Road and then ar...
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To judges go the leftovers; a Ribfest retrospectiveJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - In the already-sweltering Ribfest tent, Naperville Mayor George Pradel rose to his feet last Sunday and bellowed out the rib judges’ sacred oath: “I do solemnly swear to...
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The imperial presidency revisitedJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - Though overshadowed by the shocking Supreme Court decision on health care, the court’s Arizona immigration decision, issued three days earlier, remains far more signific...
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More than dialogue needed by CatholicsJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - How disappointing to read the comments by Rev. Corey Brost of St. Viator with respect to the Catholic Church and its campaign for religious freedom. I literally wanted t...
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Editorial: Duckworth, Walsh and the politics of gotchaJul 08, 2012 8:32 am - Permit us, please, to make this nonpartisan observation about the 8th District Congressional race between Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estate...