All Stories from September 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Drought dampens optimism of U.S. farmers, agribusinessSep 05, 2012 5:01 am - U.S. farmers struggling through the worst drought in a half century are less optimistic about their circumstances and more hopeful about the future than they were in Mar...
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Editorial: State Democrats, DNC and compromiseSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Say what you will about Gov. Pat Quinn’s detached leadership style, but you have to admire his persistence on the matter of the state’s public-pension crisis. Even as hi...
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Service people rely on your generositySep 05, 2012 5:00 am - It seems ironic that restaurants, bars and other large facilities are more and more discouraging the practice of allowing their workers to seek gratuities when places li...
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People with integrity needed in CongressSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - I’m not sure that Tammy Duckworth should be called a hero as that word has been so overused that it has lost much of its cachet. I do know that she was a combat helicopt...
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Sibling rivalry not all bad, doctor saysSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - When it comes to siblings, rivalry is rooted in competition: competition for parents' time, attention and love. In families with more than one child, it's practically u...
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A vote for Obama is a vote for socialismSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - In a number of speeches, President Obama reiterated the coming election will determine which path we will take to America’s future. He wants to move the country “forward...
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Boredom busters: Delicious and nutritious lunchesSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Every kid seems to have his staple lunch that he wants every single day. That is, until one day, when he declares that he will never eat it again. That morning, you find...
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Joe Lieberman: Party of oneSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Sen. Joe Lieberman — just 12 years after taking the stage in Los Angeles as the Democratic vice presidential nominee — was not invited to this year’s Democratic conventi...
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Recipe challenge Week 1: Holland House sherry cooking wine, pork chops, blueberries and kaleSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Rachel Hencz: My husband devilishly came up with the name for the barbecue sauce as I'm gushing about the secret ingredients and he nonchalantly starts singing “Sherry, ...
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Dawn Patrol: Dist. 203 chief touts support; Quinn’s ‘facts’Sep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Dist. 203 superintendent says community has been supportive amid controversy Naperville Unit District 203’s new superintendent says he has received overwhelming sup...