All Stories from November 17, 2012 (Change date)
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Your beliefs may echo Tea Party’sNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - For months I have been reading letters and seeing ads condemning candidates for being part of the Tea Party. These letters and ads make it seem that Tea Party membership...
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Obama divides rather than unitesNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - A nation divided against itself cannot stand. The morning after the election, reality set in and there was no Lincoln to unite us and preserve the Union. When I immigrat...
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New Orleans streetcar line to get Super Bowl debutNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — With the Super Bowl less than three months away, New Orleans is rushing to lay streetcar tracks through one of its busiest corridors to connect by trolley ...
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Remember the definition of public serviceNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - President Obama, sir, with all due respect, the government does not display any fiscal responsibility. I should not be affected by your proposed tax increases because we...
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Government is not a panaceaNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Government is not a panacea I read with disbelief Tom Teune’s Nov. 11 letter. He gleefully wrote, “The election has been won for responsible government. President O...
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Obama wants revenge on the wealthyNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Who creates jobs, the rich or the poor? Meet the new boss, same as the old boss! President Obama, in his quest for revenge, wants to clobber the rich with taxes instead ...
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Election cleanup is not overNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Dear Illinois residents, The election is over. Please pick up your signs by the side of the road. How many more days do we have to look at them? Thank you! Georgene K. ...
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Radon is in all homes, but not at elevated levelsNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - A friend recently asked that I write about radon gas in the home and how it can affect the sale of real estate. Here is my experience with radon and radon testing: Radon...
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Metalsmiths combine art and inventionNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Architectural metalsmith Chris Rand fired up a blowtorch at the Ivy Arts Studio in Minneapolis and transformed cold, hard metal into intricate ginkgo leaves. The leaves ...
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Tax cuts for wealthy will do little goodNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - The unarguable idea behind the original and extended tax cuts was to spur the economy. But let’s look at who fulfilled their obligation. Certainly the lower-income popul...