All Stories from December 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Cronin: Consolidation, roads top issues for 2013Dec 29, 2012 11:29 am - The story of Timberlake Estates Sanitary District exemplifies how difficult it is to eliminate any of the state’s 6,968 governmental entities. The district stopped provi...
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Woman charged in New York firefighter slayingsDec 29, 2012 11:24 am - ALBANY, N.Y. — William Spengler raised no alarms in prison for 17 years and for more than a decade afterward. Well-spoken, well-behaved and intelligent, his demeanor was...
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Road trip on tap for NASA’s Mars rover in new yearDec 29, 2012 11:20 am - PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s newest Mars rover is gearing up for a road trip. But first, it has to drill into a rock. Curiosity’s first priority in the new year is to test...
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Vultures pick at visitors’ cars in Florida EvergladesDec 29, 2012 11:18 am - HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Visitors to parts of Everglades National Park are getting tarps and bungee cords to make their vehicles less delectable to vultures. Migrating vultures...
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State Dept. strengthens Haiti travel warningDec 29, 2012 11:17 am - WASHINGTON — The State Department has issued a revised Haiti travel advisory, warning Americans planning to travel to the Caribbean island nation about robbery, lawlessn...
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Looking back on a year of Tri-City newsDec 29, 2012 10:45 am - Another year of “Talk of the Town” enters the history books, and it was another year in which literally hundreds of local names and places made their way into the column...
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Pioneer Hispanic federal judge from Elgin retiresDec 29, 2012 10:44 am - Federal court Judge Manuel Barbosa likes to say that one of the best things that happened to him during his 14-year judgeship was getting to shake the hand that shook th...
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Neuqua Valley lays claim to E. Aurora titleDec 29, 2012 10:35 am - Neuqua Valley boys basketball coach Todd Sutton had called Pleasure Ridge Park the most talented team the Wildcats will face all year. What does that make Neuqua Valley?...
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Bartlett tips Maine West; Hampshire wins Lisle consolation titleDec 29, 2012 10:25 am - Had you told Bartlett girls basketball coach Denise Sarna a week ago her team would come out of the 30th annual Charger Classic at Dundee-Crown 2-2, she probably would h...
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Harvest Christian takes Hebron tourneyDec 29, 2012 10:18 am - The Harvest Christian boys basketball team may have turned a corner Saturday. The Lions won twice at the Alden-Hebron tournament on Saturday and with those wins claimed ...