Opinion Stories from March 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Monarch . . . Bringing Back America's Most Beloved ButterflyMar 04, 2013 10:00 pm - The Monarch uses milkweed to raise and feed its young, and as a place to rest, hide from predators, and prepare for migration. But the decreasing availability of milkwee...
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Endorsement: Darch for Barrington village presidentMar 04, 2013 3:30 pm - At one time, it looked like Karen Darch would run uncontested for a third term as Barrington village president. But then objections to nominating petitions knocked a sla...
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U.S. budget impasse weighs on marketsMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - LONDON— Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. President Barack Obama and his political opponents have...
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In a rut on Voting Rights ActMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Progressives are remarkably uninterested in progress. Social Security is 78 years old and myriad social improvements have added 17 years to life expectancy since 1935, y...
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Endorsement: Bartels for East Dundee village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Despite last year’s announcement that Wal-Mart would withdraw from East Dundee and build new in Carpentersville, this tiny town remains a community on the go. And steps ...
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Endorsement: Smolinksi for Roselle village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - In a four-way race for Roselle village president, 20-year incumbent Gayle Smolinski gets the nod. In addition to managing Roselle’s money well during tough economic time...
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Fraud prevention key to Medicare reformMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - While Chicagoans joke about the frequency of dead people voting, the fact that prison inmates are receiving Medicare checks from the federal government is an outrage. Th...
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How to live long is everybody’s guessMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - The latest dispatch from the food wars: For those at high risk of heart disease, following the Mediterranean diet results in 30 percent fewer heart attacks and strokes. ...
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Endorsement: Nelson for West Dundee village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - West Dundee, for all its charm, has suffered like other towns during the economic downturn, losing its Best Buy store, some businesses at Spring Hill Mall and a couple o...
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Endorsement: Kovarik for Gurnee mayorMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - We like both of the candidates running for mayor of Gurnee. They’re both good people who care about the community. To some degree, their current dynamic has merit — Kris...
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