All Stories from August 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Disturbed by Scouts who returned medalsAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - Your Aug. 6 article on Eagle Scouts returning their medals due to the Boy Scouts’ reaffirmed policy of excluding gays was very disturbing. These apparently intelligent p...
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Readers tipsAug 30, 2012 6:02 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On telling a sympathetic story that comes across as one-upping: Pay attention at the moment you realize you have a comparable st...
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Democrats bent on more spendingAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - I find it rather ironic that on the front page in a very cogent and well-written article the Herald was explaining that Medicare and Social Security are in dire straits ...
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Smart meters smack of Big BrotherismAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - Smart meters are both a literally unwarranted intrusion upon our privacy in our homes and part of a government-backed plan of behavior modification. By reading your min...
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A half-dozen above-par entertainment options for Ryder Cup weekSep 18, 2012 5:36 am - Man cannot live on golf alone — even in Medinah. So if you're planning to be in town for the Ryder Cup in late September, you're going to want to get out and see some si...
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Working families can’t pay public pensionsAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - Good day to you and your family. I am writing this to clamor to whoever will listen to the plight of the working person trying to provide for my family! Here is Lake Co...
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Priest misleading on Islamic attacksAug 30, 2012 5:00 am - As a Catholic whose son graduated from St. Viator’s, I felt that I needed to respond to the attack on Congressman Joe Walsh by Father Corey Brost. I question his source ...
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Getting local to lure attention of the Cynical 75Sep 02, 2012 7:57 am - In a recent Reader Poll at our website, www.dailyherald.com, we asked readers to identify their favorite thing about political conventions. Nearly three-fourths of those...
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Pheasant Run's 'Sirens' a satisfying romantic comedySep 01, 2012 8:46 am - Couples seeking a great “date-night” show should flock to “Sirens,” Deborah Zoe Laufer's 2010 romantic comedy now receiving a confident production by Fox Valley Repertor...
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Ask doc about whooping coughAug 30, 2012 4:40 am - The multiple inaccuracies in the letter published Aug. 25 concerning whooping cough and the pertussis vaccine cannot pass without rebuttal. The studies referenced by the...