All Stories from September 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Sunday picks: Fun awaits at fests all over the suburbsSep 02, 2012 6:00 am - Old-fashioned fun Take a trip back in time to an 1890s Country Fair at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. Events include the acrobatic juggling...
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Algae on shingles is homeowners’ nemesisSep 02, 2012 5:32 am - Q. I have ugly black streaks/stains on the asphalt shingle roof of my house. They appear on the north side of the roof only, where the sun doesn’t hit very much; the sou...
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Ask the plumber: ‘Touchless’ kitchen faucets add nice touchSep 02, 2012 5:02 am - Q. I don’t have a plumbing problem, but I do have a plumbing question. On a recent open-house tour with a friend, I noticed a kitchen sink with two faucets. One was a st...
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SWAN houses featured in Historic Elgin House TourSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - The South West Area Neighbors portion of Elgin, while full of early homes, does not have the big, flashy Victorian mansions that older parts of town can boast. The neigh...
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Court cameras: Crucial but underwhelming?Sep 02, 2012 5:00 am - One big, fat journalism trap local newspapers can fall into is the “no effect seen here” story. It stems from the well-intentioned effort to “localize” a big story. Repo...
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Compassion should not bankrupt nationSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - Why is it that people of the left think Republicans have no compassion? I hear this over and over. In Christine Johanson Ross’ July 24 letter she mimicked the same old “...
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Editorial: Common sense and the West Nile virusSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - At his final State of the Village address, Lombard Village President William Mueller advised, “Remember, every day is a gift. Take time to enjoy it.” Hundreds turned out...
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The elephant in the roomSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. -- Gazing out on the pale continent of the Republican National Convention, it was interesting to ponder: What if Barack Obama had been a Republican? Most li...
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Individualism is overtaking religionSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - I am an avid reader of the Fence Post and I enjoy the fair-minded placement of divergent views in these columns. As a Catholic, I try to accept opinions opposite my own ...
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Perhaps Obama has something to hide, tooSep 02, 2012 5:00 am - With all this fuss about Mitt Romney’s tax returns, it is amazing to me that Barack Obama refuses to turn over his college transcripts and thesis. In the same vein that ...