All Stories from July 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Transportation bill a win for IllinoisJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - The Transportation for Illinois Coalition is proud to acknowledge Congress finally provided a longer-term transportation spending plan for our state and nation, while al...
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More black teenagers practicing safe sexJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Dramatically fewer black high school students are taking part in sexual behavior that puts them at risk for contracting HIV than they were 20 years ago. How...
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Where Is Baltimore?Jul 30, 2012 5:00 am - I did something so unusual last week as to trigger the “fraud” section at my credit card company to freeze my account. No, I didn't walk into a Tiffany's somewhere and t...
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With Alzheimer's, hospital stays can be a hazardJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — For people with Alzheimer's disease, a hospital stay may prove catastrophic. People with dementia are far more likely to be hospitalized than other older ad...
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Can’t see need for park district tax hikeJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - My wife and I have lived in Arlington Heights since 1998. We own a small split-level south of Central sitting on a postage stamp-sized lot of 5,400 square feet. We chose...
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Park and school districts should team upJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - I have a question for the Park District board in light of another anticipated referendum. Has the board explored the possibility of partnering with District 25 to use th...
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Iran scraps family planning policies to spark baby boomJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's new message to parents: Get busy and have babies. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing i...
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Maine Twp. offers help with medicinesJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - Recently Gov. Quinn cut the Illinois Care RX program, which assists income-qualified seniors with medication expenses. Prescription coverage under Medicaid (medical bene...
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Obamacare a threat to each of usJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - With the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obamacare, we now face an egregious threat to personal liberty and religious freedom. It gives government bureaucrats alarming power o...
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Why is weight loss often temporary?Jul 30, 2012 5:00 am - The United States is well into its fourth decade of the “obesity epidemic,” and no matter how loudly we repeat the refrain “eat less and exercise more,” the numbers on o...