All Stories from November 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Lake Zurich teen making a name for herself as a modelNov 29, 2012 4:30 am - Plenty of teenage girls head to their part-time jobs wearing leggings, their hair pulled back in a ponytail and nary a speck of makeup on their face. But instead of putt...
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One reader kick-starts area toy drive to help childrenNov 29, 2012 4:30 am - A few days before Thanksgiving, Walt Meder phones me as he does every once in a while with the latest of his ideas to make the world a little better. The 90-year-old Arl...
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Fun 'Cinderella' not your Disney princess taleNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - It's obvious, from the opening scene, that Emerald City Theatre's production of “Cinderella” isn't a copycat version of the popular Disney princess story. For starters, ...
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How to kill Social Security, with a smileNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - Conservatives never much liked Social Security. It’s a wildly popular government program that’s totally solvent until 2033. It will be easily fixable and by then may not...
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Dawn Patrol: Powerball numbers; dogs die in Naperville fireNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - Numbers drawn for Powerball The Powerball jackpot increased to almost $580 million last night before the winning numbers were drawn: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and the Power...
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Let the fiscal cliff happenNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - I have already gone over the fiscal cliff — a 15 percent increase in medical insurance premiums the last two years, another big hit in my retirement portfolio, inflation...
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It’s your move, elected officialsNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - This morning I read George Will’s article that for the most part speculated that the election was lost by the Republican Party because of a changing demographics. I woul...
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‘Petraeus Affair’ highlights unfairness to womenNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - As events have unfolded in what shall ever be known as “The Petraeus Affair,” one cannot escape noticing that the women in this sordid saga have been handed the short en...
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Hostess was just trying to stay solventNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - What is going to happen to the workers of Hostess? What about their jobs? Didn’t the strikers realize that Hostess was already struggling and had to cut wages to keep th...
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Voters indeed need more infoNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - As I was reading the letter from Richard Sobel of Wilmette, titled “Looking for more guidance in election,” I cheered “Hear, hear!” I startled my husband, who was readin...