All Stories from August 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Gurnee Heroes of Freedom Memorial Park controversy may be near endAug 05, 2012 7:56 am - Gurnee village trustees may end a nearly three-year controversy Monday when they address whether to accept a tentative lawsuit settlement that would require construction...
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100 ways to ruin ice creamAug 05, 2012 7:39 am - It’s been hot. Time to buy solar panels and make ice cream. But what kind? Ice cream has gotten a lot more complicated in recent years thanks to the rise of the artisana...
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Fund manager: Investors would be wise to go slowlyAug 05, 2012 7:38 am - BOSTON — In an era when high-frequency traders exploit split-second stock price movements, Don Taylor sounds like a throwback to a different time. The manager of the hig...
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Buy your next vacation souvenir in your hotel roomAug 05, 2012 7:38 am - DALLAS — Hotel rooms are no longer just a place to shower, sleep or maybe indulge in a breakfast in bed. They’re now also spots to pick up a souvenir — and no, we aren’t...
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Iraq’s lost Christian city offers hope to someAug 05, 2012 7:31 am - NAJAF, Iraq — A hundred meters or so from taxiing airliners, Iraqi archaeologist Ali al-Fatli is showing a visitor around the delicately carved remains of a church that ...
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Food trucks provide on-the-go training for ownersAug 05, 2012 7:31 am - NEW YORK — Putting the cart before the store was the right recipe for ice cream maker Buck Buchanan. Back in 2001, Buchanan was a stay-at-home dad using his training as ...
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Impact of corn prices on food? Not what you thinkAug 05, 2012 7:26 am - NEW YORK — Cornflakes won’t necessarily be more expensive as a result of rising corn prices, but the milk you pour over them might be. A drought covering two-thirds of t...
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Vacation rental looks luxe? Be sure to look deeperAug 05, 2012 7:24 am - Frank Leibsly says that his recent apartment rental in London was a disaster of Olympic proportions, and he has the pictures to prove it. His story — which involves a su...
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Gulf’s booming airlines forge new links abroadAug 05, 2012 7:23 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — During a demonstration flight of Boeing’s new 787 high above the United Arab Emirates this summer, one of the plane-maker’s representatives...
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Women as directors beat men-only boards in company stock returnAug 05, 2012 7:22 am - Companies with women on their boards performed better in challenging markets than those with all-male boards in a study suggesting that mixing genders may temper risky i...