All Stories from September 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Editorial: Whooping cough trend goes the wrong waySep 21, 2012 9:03 am - Back-to-school season seems to coincide with back-to-cold-and-flu season. It doesn’t take long for sniffles and coughs to be heard in classrooms where airborne bacteria ...
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Facebook posts worry police in Pa. hostage-takingSep 21, 2012 9:00 am - PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police said they had serious concerns when an armed man took a business owner hostage in a downtown high-rise office building — and not just beca...
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New bronze sculpture to greet COD visitorsSep 21, 2012 9:00 am - A 29-foot bronze sculpture with a trickling waterfall will greet visitors to the College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn come next year. The COD board of trustees Thursda...
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Texas hospital plans ‘moonshot’ against cancerSep 21, 2012 8:57 am - The nation’s largest cancer center is launching a massive “moonshot” effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploratio...
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Barrington Ride 2 Recovery Saturday for veteransSep 21, 2012 8:55 am - Veterans, troops and supporters will ride hand cycles, recumbent bikes, tandem and traditional road bikes along a 29 mile route, with 5k and 10k runs also slated, as par...
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Syria’s Assad says rebels will be defeatedSep 21, 2012 8:43 am - BEIRUT — The Syrian president said in remarks published Friday that he is adamant his regime will not fall and he also lashed out at Gulf countries, which he accused of ...
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Des Plaines library hosts used book saleSep 21, 2012 8:33 am - The Friends of the Des Plaines Public Library used book sale will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, (members-only night); 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29; and ...
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Romney tries to seize mantle of changeSep 21, 2012 8:26 am - WASHINGTON — Now it’s Mitt Romney who wants to be the candidate of change. Romney seized on President Barack Obama’s comment that “you can’t change Washington from the ...
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Behind the music, Farm Aid's work helps farmersSep 21, 2012 8:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Farm Aid is synonymous with star-studded rock concerts, like the one expected to draw 30,000 people to southeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday. But the ...
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Pakistani protests of anti-Muslim film turn deadlySep 21, 2012 8:00 am - ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's "Day of Love for the Prophet" turned into a deadly day of gunfire, tear gas and arson. Thousands angered by an anti-Muslim film ignored pleas for ...