All Stories from August 25, 2012 (Change date)
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Controversial Charlotte awaits Democratic conventionAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When all is said and done, perhaps it was destiny that Charlotte host the Democratic National Convention — and that its choice be controversial. After ...
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The do's and don'ts of freshman dorm decoratingAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - In recent weeks, thousands of tiny white rooms on campuses throughout the country have been welcoming their newest residents and their carloads of stuff. Although the s...
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Hispanics set school, college enrollment recordsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Pew Hispanic Center reports young Hispanics have reached a couple of education milestones. Last year, more than 2 million Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were e...
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Going extra mile to build athletics from scratchAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - The latest in a series of temporary offices for Roosevelt University Athletic Director Mike Cassidy spills beyond the flimsy cubicle wall and onto the floor's worn carpe...
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40% of food is wasted in U.S.Aug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Americans throw away up to 40 percent of their food every year, cramming landfills with at least $165 billion worth of produce and meats at a time when hundreds of milli...
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How to talk to inappropriately dressed co-workerAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Q: My office has a receptionist in her late 20s. Our dress code is business casual (but that isn’t documented anywhere, such as in an employee handbook). This poor girl ...
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Peavy’s only luck has been badAug 25, 2012 10:44 pm - The past few seasons, health issues hampered Jake Peavy. This year, bad luck has been the White Sox starting pitcher’s main nemesis. Heading into Friday night’s outing a...
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Group protests wages outside Des Plaines GoodwillAug 25, 2012 10:37 pm - While holding signs and chanting “disabled workers from Goodwill cannot pay their bills,” about 10 people from the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois marched o...
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Island Lake municipal complex plan under fireAug 25, 2012 10:07 pm - Island Lake public officials were in for a hot time — and so was everyone else — Saturday morning as more than 100 residents stuffed into the village hall gym to see pla...
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Ejections don't faze red-hot White SoxAug 25, 2012 10:00 pm - Nothing, it seems, can slow down these White Sox. Every starting pitcher not named Chris Sale can get whacked around early and it doesn't matter. A team like the Mariner...