All Stories from March 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Telecommuting: Was Yahoo doing it right?Mar 05, 2013 1:01 pm - NEW YORK — Yahoo’s leaked edict under CEO Marissa Mayer that calls remote workers back to the office lit the Twitterverse on fire, angering advocates of telecommuting an...
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Cussler's 'Striker' is great action thrillerMar 05, 2013 1:00 pm - The sixth adventure featuring early 20th-century detective Isaac Bell might be the best yet in the series by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. “The Striker” focuses on Bel...
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J.C. Penney shares fall to 4-year lowMar 05, 2013 12:58 pm - NEW YORK — More bad news for J.C. Penney. The struggling department store chain’s already pummeled stock hit a four-year low after media reports said a large shareholder...
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Celebrity ‘fractivists’: True advocates or NIMBYs?Mar 05, 2013 12:55 pm - NEW YORK — The scene: a Manhattan art-house theater. The cause: a campaign against the gas drilling process known as fracking that’s being led by more than 100 celebriti...
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Bridge Communities to honor two women at luncheonMar 05, 2013 12:54 pm - Two extraordinary women will be honored at “Celebrating Women … Transforming Lives,” a Bridge Communities luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 26 at Danada H...
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US power grid costs rise, but service slipsMar 05, 2013 12:51 pm - NEW YORK — America’s power grid is like an old car. It gets the job done, even if its performance is slipping. But the repair bills go up every year and experts say only...
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Mayer plans double duty at AugustanaMar 05, 2013 12:31 pm - Libertyville senior Olivia Mayer has announced that she’ll continue her education and both lacrosse and basketball careers at Augustana University in Rock Island. On the...
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Golf Center Des Plaines in Top 50 range listMar 05, 2013 12:14 pm - For the 11th year in a row, the Golf Range Association of America has named Golf Center Des Plaines one of the top 50 golf ranges in America. The announcement was made ...
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Glenbard pushes technology for ‘anytime, anywhere learning’Mar 05, 2013 12:14 pm - Students in Glenbard high schools will be encouraged to bring their own iPads to classes beginning next year as part of an instructional technology rollout plan that aim...
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Cubs’ bullpen should be even stronger this yearMar 05, 2013 12:04 pm - When a team loses 101 games, it’s hard to call any part of that team a “strength.” But the Cubs did have some good moments from their bullpen in 2012, and relief pitchin...