All Stories from November 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Greek unemployment hits 25.4 percentNov 08, 2012 4:44 am - ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s statistics agency says unemployment rose to 25.4 percent in August, increasing from 24.8 percent in July as the country struggles through a dee...
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Fiance should put your needs first — and so should youNov 08, 2012 4:43 am - Q. After 40 years of an abusive marriage, I finally got my divorce and recently reunited with my first love. We have been together almost a year now and were planning to...
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Kane County can fund pension increases, for nowNov 08, 2012 4:30 am - Kane County’s pension liability payment will increase by about $729,000 in 2013, and all of that will have to be paid with new, non-property tax money since county board...
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The debate lingers: protect barbecue or let it growNov 08, 2012 4:23 am - Is barbecue dying? By all appearances, evidence to the contrary abounds. Competitions are bigger than ever. Restaurants continue to open across the country. The down-hom...
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‘Free’ contraceptives is a misnomerNov 08, 2012 4:00 am - Froma Harrop’s column in the Oct. 29 Daily Herald gave me much food for thought. She advocates for free birth control — “Access to birth control doesn’t count” — but fai...
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Some advice for any elected officialNov 08, 2012 4:00 am - It seems to me that the slogan that could be adapted by both Democrats and Republicans would be: think — first! Fred Workman Arlington Heights ...
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Dawn Patrol: Dist. 300 board’s final offer; DuPage Board recount?Nov 08, 2012 4:00 am - District 300 board submits final offer to teachers union Just days after the Community Unit District 300 teachers union declared an impasse in contract negotiations...
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Early voting muddles the ID issueNov 08, 2012 4:00 am - I took the opportunity to vote early. I was surprised that I needed to show a valid ID at the time of voting, especially after all of the uproar about potential discrimi...
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Somebody please explain gas pricesNov 08, 2012 4:00 am - I have written in the past regarding gasoline prices and have always avoided blaming the oil companies for what are perceived as unwarranted price spikes. But something ...
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What kind of relief help are we getting?Nov 08, 2012 3:28 am - What kind of relief help are we getting? Regarding Hurricane Sandy, I’d like to see what countries are going to help us. Jim Kotek Carol Stream ...