All Stories from December 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Dawn Patrol: Shaken-baby conviction review; concealed carry reviewDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - Shaken-baby conviction for Bartlett women reviewed further Bartlett day care provider Pamela Jacobazzi, who was convicted 13 years ago in the death of a 10-month-ol...
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Public sector should help fix problemsDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - “Boehner’s offer doesn’t add up. The math does not work.” This is what President Obama says of the Republicans’ latest offer to avert going over the fiscal cliff. What d...
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Country suffers from lack of ideological competitionDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - The biggest problem the Republican Party faces is not uninspiring candidates or unsound tactics. It is unpopular ideas. This reality was brought home in last month’s ele...
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Jackson kills the magic of 'Rings' trilogyDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - The idea of shooting and showing the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in a fantastically fast 48 frames per second probably sounded good in preproduction meetings. B...
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Good wine: Wine traditions then and nowDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - Not all that long ago, a drink of water came from the tap and milk was delivered daily, door-to-door. It's not surprising, then, that wine — our third oldest beverage — ...
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Social Security is a savings planDec 12, 2012 3:40 am - I take exception to the letter submitted by reader Wilton Jere Tidwell. In it he lumps Social Security with other programs for which the federal government makes payment...
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Happy with your endorsement?Dec 12, 2012 3:21 am - Happy with your endorsement? While I was shocked at your endorsement Mitt Romney for president (whatever happened to “character counts”?), I was absolutely stunned ...
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Pols need some ‘skin in the game’Dec 12, 2012 3:21 am - Pols need some ‘skin in the game’ “Skin in the game” is a phrase I have heard several times with respect to the current public employee pension underfunding in Illi...
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Quite simply, county board job is simpleDec 12, 2012 3:21 am - Quite simply, county board job is simple Does it matter who is the messenger? In 1787 our Founding Fathers wrote our Constitution and they gave us a republic. In a ...
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Graham, McCain are hypocritesDec 12, 2012 3:00 am - GOP Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain are demonstrating clear hypocrisy be trying to pre-empt the president's nomination of Susan Rice to replace Hillary Clinton a...