All Stories from December 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Mini to the max: Living well in 425 square feetDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — Skyla Freeman left her West Wing job at the Bush White House on Jan. 20, 2009, part of a wave of Washingtonians who retool every four or eight years when ad...
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Dispelling the second-term bluesDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - A president’s first term is a fresh track in the snow. His second term moves on a set of rutted paths. The shiny cause has become a vast machine, its wheels spinning on ...
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More questions on immigrant licensesDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - I agree with the Lake Bluff resident Nancy Thorner’s comments in the Fence Post of Dec. 13 about granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. A few points I might a...
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N.J. town finds hope in rescued Christmas treeDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - UNION BEACH, N.J. — In the days after Superstorm Sandy wrecked this gritty blue-collar enclave on the New Jersey shore, creating iconic scenes of devastation and loss, t...
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Hurricane harangue was disaster bigotryDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - I am certain you will receive many letters about John R. Beeson’s Fence Post harangue regarding hurricane aid. Insurance certainly does help hurricane victims; however, ...
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'Bachelor' endures even if its couples don'tDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Try taking a look at ABC's “The Bachelor” franchise by the numbers, and it's impossible to count the hot tub scenes, candlelit dinners, dramatic confrontations and on-ca...
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Brubeck’s death a loss for music loversDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - America and the world have lost a true cultural icon and jazz giant, Dave Brubeck. Brubeck revolutionized jazz in the 1950s much as Charley Parker and dizzy Gillespie di...
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Battery care is vital for stored carsDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Q. I purchased a new 6-year battery in January 2011. On average, how many weeks would a garaged 2002 Pontiac Bonneville's battery be OK before a trickle charger would be...
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Pros and cons of buying a foreclosed homeDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Q. I have been looking for my first house and have been told to look at bank-owned properties or HUD properties. I am wondering what advantages or disadvantages there ar...
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Songs take center stage in TV drama 'Nashville'Dec 16, 2012 4:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Buddy Miller says these days it's not unusual for duet partners to cut their love songs syllable by syllable while never even seeing each other: “In t...