All Stories from October 22, 2012 (Change date)
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DuPage program gives second chance to first-time offendersOct 22, 2012 5:30 am - Sometimes good people make poor choices — it shouldn't haunt them the rest of their lives. That's the thinking behind a new program that allows some first-time offenders...
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Fact-checking the ads in the 11th Congressional District raceOct 22, 2012 5:30 am - By now you’ve seen the competing attack ads involving trade with China that both Republican Judy Biggert and Democrat Bill Foster are running in the 11th Congressional D...
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Remember the old days of Halloween?Oct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Halloween, 2012, suburbia: How sad is this? Between prescribed hours, costumed kids will go trick-or-treating. Their parents, fearing one of the neighbors will snatch th...
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Wearing the flag shows disrespectOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the play of the Ryder Cup in Medinah. We are also pleased with the advantages this event brought to our local communities. H...
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Teaching kids how to cope with colorblindnessOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - The excited 5-year-old was in the office for his kindergarten physical and his school forms were all in order. His mother was really on top of things and quickly nodded ...
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Bears bring out worst in Lions againOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - It's probably simplistic to think of the NFL as a week-to-week league. That would be ignoring the obvious perils of each down and every distance. The sheer danger to ski...
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Why the chill on climate change?Oct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Not a word has been said in the presidential debates about what may be the most urgent and consequential issue in the world: climate change. President Obama understands...
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Editorial: A show of acceptance for any ageOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Most of us likely hold memories of our high school homecoming king and queen as a picture-perfect pair. The standard for royalty often has been the captain of the footba...
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Seeds of our dysfunctionOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Seeds of our dysfunction Elections supposedly prevent convulsions, serving as safety valves that vent social pressures and enable course corrections. November’s electio...
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Exhausting the insignificantOct 22, 2012 5:00 am - Oh, to be 12 again, the better to enjoy the presidential debates. Or rather, the better to appreciate the Twitterverse, where America’s obsessive-compulsive, attention-...