All Stories from August 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Democrats too silent on gun controlAug 16, 2012 2:02 pm - Let us bluntly discuss politics here. Now would be a good time to talk about gun control. And with an election coming up, the Dems need to get people out to vote. Champi...
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There’s much more to Cubs’ Barney than offenseAug 16, 2012 2:02 pm - Darwin Barney is beating the rap. You know the rap: career utility player, too small, plays three positions OK but not great and won’t hit enough to start every day. Wel...
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Schools appear to be saving too muchAug 16, 2012 2:02 pm - I wrote a $1,100 check last week to school District 214 to register my two students for the upcoming school year. I thought to myself, “District 214 must really be hurti...
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IFC's 'Bullet in the Face' makes good on its titleAug 16, 2012 2:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Alan Spencer, creator of the 1980s ABC police spoof “Sledge Hammer!,” has a new series with a title that's a dead giveaway: “Bullet in the Face” isn't play...
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Graue Mill and Museum program links kids to the pastAug 16, 2012 2:00 pm - An ancient Iroquois legend begins with the three sisters of life: corn, beans and squash. Corn was so happy to be one of the sisters, she asked her creator what else she...
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CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis CAug 16, 2012 1:53 pm - ATLANTA — All baby boomers should get a one-time blood test to learn if they have the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, U.S. health officials said Thursday. It can tak...
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Fenton school board president resignsAug 16, 2012 1:52 pm - The Fenton Community High School District 100 school board president resigned Wednesday to spend more time with her family, and now the district must appoint someone to ...
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Outsourcing moralizing to liberalsAug 16, 2012 1:44 pm - It’s a given in many conservative circles that the rise of single-parent families is the biggest cause of increasing economic inequality and that liberals are to blame. ...
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Man dies from rare rodent disease at YosemiteAug 16, 2012 1:26 pm - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Yosemite National Park officials say a man is dead and a woman is recovering after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease in popular lo...
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Ex-Georgia coach Jim Donnan charged in Ponzi schemeAug 16, 2012 1:22 pm - ATLANTA — Former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan used his influence to get high-profile college coaches and former players to invest $80 million into a P...