All Stories from August 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Arsenault's 'Miss Me' is evocative, lovely storyAug 21, 2012 11:00 am - Emily Arsenault's third novel, “Miss Me When I'm Gone,” begins with a newspaper article detailing the recent death of author Gretchen Waters, who fell down a flight ...
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Kepski, Carmel rise up against LZAug 21, 2012 10:45 am - At first glance, this fast girl Sierra Kepski could pass as a soccer player. She’s really that quick. And clearly she’s not tall enough to play volleyball. She might, y...
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‘Fifty Shades’ helps Barnes & Noble in 1QAug 21, 2012 10:26 am - NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble’s fiscal first quarter was a tale of modern and traditional. Tech-savvy consumers snapped up its e-books and other digital content during the p...
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UK government wants hospitals to expand overseasAug 21, 2012 10:26 am - LONDON — The British government said Tuesday that it wants the country’s state-funded hospitals to help support themselves by setting up profit-making branches in other ...
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S&P touches highest level since 2008, then fallsAug 21, 2012 10:26 am - NEW YORK — The Standard & Poor’s 500 index touched its highest point in more than four years Tuesday, helped by more talk that the European Central Bank may buy struggli...
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Billionaire Soros takes piece of Manchester UnitedAug 21, 2012 10:26 am - NEW YORK — Billionaire financier George Soros is getting in on the game, taking a minority stake in soccer club Manchester United. Soros disclosed in a regulatory filing...
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Best Buy 2Q profit drops 90 pct, misses estimatesAug 21, 2012 10:26 am - NEW YORK — The news just keeps getting worse at Best Buy each day. To top off an already eventful several days for the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, Be...
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AAA: 33M Americans plan to travel over Labor DayAug 21, 2012 10:26 am - NEW YORK — Americans plan to hit the road this Labor Day weekend despite rising gas prices. Thirty three million people will travel 50 miles or more, a 2.9 percent incre...
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Fike retires from McHenry County Historical SocietyAug 21, 2012 10:25 am - Nancy Fike has a quick answer about what’s been the most difficult part of her long tenure with the McHenry County Historical Society. “Right now,” said Fike, who’s abou...
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Editorial: What the emerald ash borer teaches usAug 21, 2012 10:23 am - The term “leafy suburb” is used often enough that it’s become cliché. We love our trees, paying a premium for homes that have large ones, anchoring swings and treehouse...