All Stories from September 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Dining events: Qdoba preview a fund-raiser for charitySep 19, 2012 6:00 am - Qdoba preview party Get a sneak peek of the new Qdoba opening in Oakbrook Terrace and donate to help hungry kids at a preview party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to ...
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Bond refinancing to give Round lake Area Park District breathing room for improvementsSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - Like some homeowners have found with lower mortgage rates, Round Lake Area Park District officials expect to save a hunk of money by refinancing a nine-year-old bond iss...
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Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder retiringSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - Arlene Mulder, the longest serving village president of Arlington Heights, will not seek re-election when her term is up in 2013. Mulder, first elected to mayor in 1993,...
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Officials indicate Prairie Parkway may be resurrectedSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - When the Federal Highway Administration rescinded its funding of the Prairie Parkway at the end of August, longtime opponents of the project declared it dead. But transp...
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Stipends for county officials cost state $3.4 millionSep 19, 2012 5:30 am - It’s hard to find anyone who supports a state program that pays some 500-plus county officials $6,500 stipends each year just for holding elected posts. Except those wh...
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The price of leading from behindSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - What lessons can be learned from events in Libya? That nothing good will come out of the Arab Spring? That Arabs are volatile, easily excitable and prone to acting out? ...
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Standing up for teachersSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - Teachers are heroes, not villains, and it’s time to stop demonizing them. It has become fashionable to blame all of society’s manifold sins and wickedness on “teachers u...
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Don’t betray faith: Back Ryan’s budgetSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing in response to Mary Beth Delaney’s letter of Aug. 17 quoting the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ criticism of Paul Ryan’s budget because it cut program...
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Our troops deserve better treatmentSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - I am a veteran of the Korean War, and it is appalling to read about what the military is doing to our troops. Our reps and senators are sitting on their rumps allowing o...
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Stronger rules needed on cyberattacksSep 19, 2012 5:00 am - The White House plans rules for cybersecurity. The 21st century is synonymous with the age of technology. As such, new laws must be passed in order to accommodate the ch...