All Stories from August 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Like oil and water, Nebraskans divided over pipelineAug 12, 2012 8:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. — Jane Kleeb is a savvy activist who, Nebraska’s Republican governor once said, “has a tendency to shoot her mouth off most days.” A Florida native who mov...
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Can an addictive video game be an educational tool?Aug 12, 2012 8:00 am - Have you heard about Minecraft, the computer game that uses virtual building blocks and teems with opportunities for creative problem-solving? Have you yet been swept in...
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Two Carpentersville trustees missed 21% of board meetingsAug 12, 2012 8:00 am - Carpentersville Trustee Doug Marks got a new job in early January, but it conflicted with the 6:30 p.m. start time for village board meetings. The village board amended ...
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Being alone doesn’t mean you’re lonelyAug 12, 2012 8:00 am - Over the last few years of researching cultural tropes about singleness, I often recalled the snide description of correspondence from the lovelorn in Nathanael West’s 1...
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Artist Yayoi Kusama paints life in polka dotsAug 12, 2012 7:59 am - TOKYO — Polka dots are Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama’s lifelong inspiration, obsession and passion. And so they’re everywhere — not only on canvases but on i...
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Tough choices for law schools amid jobs crisisAug 12, 2012 7:29 am - WASHINGTON — A few months after finishing college, Angela Achen sat in a hospital waiting room and took stock of her assets: A degree in art history, a knack for women’s...
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Iran earthquakes kill at least 250, injure over 2,000Aug 12, 2012 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Twin earthquakes in Iran have killed at least 250 people and injured over 2,000, Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night ...
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Increasing stereotypes threaten European unityAug 12, 2012 7:00 am - BRUSSELS — Maybe the problem is those southerners lolling in the Mediterranean sun who overspent and tax-dodged their way to ruin. Or maybe it’s the northerners, rigid b...
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10 places to enjoy before summer slips awayAug 12, 2012 6:00 am - Summer may be winding down, but there's still time to get in some more good family fun. Whether you're looking to enjoy the weather at a street festival or the zoo or be...
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RNC spotlight shines on TampaAug 12, 2012 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — In a twist of irony, many visitors to August's Republican National Convention will travel between their hotels and the downtown event on a busy road named ...