All Stories from August 13, 2012 (Change date)
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New Afghan police attack on NATO forces; no deathsAug 13, 2012 9:01 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan policeman opened fire on NATO forces and Afghan soldiers Monday in the fifth attack reported in a week by Afghan security forces on their ...
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Donors' $12K to family devastated by drunk driver not enoughAug 13, 2012 9:00 am - Since early May, people have donated more than $12,000 to a Hampshire family on the verge of losing their home after being struck by an uninsured drunken driver on Chris...
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110-year-old Pa. widow gets WWI benefits boostAug 13, 2012 8:56 am - EBENSBURG, Pa. — A 110-year-old Pennsylvania widow is getting a benefits boost because of her husband’s World War I service. Family members say Alda Collins is now getti...
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NAMI Kane County offers program for family membersAug 13, 2012 8:53 am - Submitted by NAMI Kane County North NAMI Kane County North will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for families and friends of persons diag...
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Learn about Elgin cemeteries at Brown Bag lectureAug 13, 2012 8:36 am - Submitted by Elgin Area Historical Society Is Channing School in Elgin haunted? It may be, because it is built on an old city cemetery. Local historian Steve Stroud wil...
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Adams County man is the focus of a Civil War bookAug 13, 2012 8:24 am - The century-old letters and journals of an Adams County native are the focus of a new Civil War book. The Quincy Herald-Whig reports the accounts of Lewis F. Roe provide...
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Searchers looking for boater off Wind PointAug 13, 2012 8:23 am - WIND POINT, Wis. — A search and rescue crew is looking for a missing boater in Lake Michigan off Racine County’s Wind Point. Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Klatt says a man told a p...
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Navy Week gets under way in ChicagoAug 13, 2012 8:23 am - This is Navy Week in Chicago, and visitors to Navy Pier will get an up-close look at some Navy warships. The ships are on their first scheduled cruise in the Great Lakes...
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Ill. hiker rescued in Grand Teton National ParkAug 13, 2012 8:22 am - MOOSE, Wyo. — An Illinois man had to be rescued in Grand Teton National Park after becoming debilitated on Teewinot Mountain. Rangers said the 53-year-old man from Rock ...
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In new role, Ryan faces Obama in IowaAug 13, 2012 8:13 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — Newly tapped Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan is facing off against President Barack Obama as the front lines in the battle for the Wh...