All Stories from March 9, 2013 (Change date)
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St. Charles candidates discuss First Street changesMar 09, 2013 7:00 am - Non-incumbent candidates for St. Charles aldermen opined about the stagnant First Street development a couple weeks ago at a public forum. Their incumbent rivals joined ...
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Wheeling Dist. 21 candidates say budget, technology among top prioritiesMar 09, 2013 7:00 am - The five candidates running for four open spots on the Wheeling District 21 school board agree that fiscal responsibility and technology are among their top priorities. ...
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Buffalo Creek needs more cleanup, agency saysMar 09, 2013 7:00 am - The waters of Buffalo Creek are not very healthy, a representative of the Buffalo Creek Clean Water Partnership said this week. Jeff Weiss, the partnership's founder, sa...
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Bartlett Fire District planning $2.4 million station renovationMar 09, 2013 7:00 am - Work could begin as early as May on an estimated $2.4 million renovation to Bartlett's Fire Station 2, according to officials. Bartlett Fire Protection District Chief Mi...
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Vernon Area library services relocatingMar 09, 2013 7:00 am - Vernon Area Public Library patrons will have to do a bit of time-traveling if they want to check out books, DVDs and other materials for the next few months. A $1.3 mill...
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Twitter ends some Tweetdeck apps to focus on own mobile softwareMar 09, 2013 6:54 am - Twitter Inc. is shuttering some versions of its TweetDeck software, which helps users keep track of postings on the microblogging service, as it focuses on other service...
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Why don’t Apple laptops have touch screens?Mar 09, 2013 6:53 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Like many kids, my 2-year-old son can run circles around you on an iPad. He learned to unlock the screen before he learned to conjugate verbs, and no...
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Summer concert sold out? How to save a few bucksMar 09, 2013 6:23 am - NEW YORK — It’s not even spring yet, but tickets for big summer concerts are going fast. Pop stars Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have already sold out most of their summer t...
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Tips to help with digital declutterMar 09, 2013 6:11 am - Ask friends how many emails they have sitting in their inbox or how many photos are saved to their laptop, and don’t be surprised if the numbers tally in the thousands. ...
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Review: Despite flaws, voice search has potentialMar 09, 2013 6:10 am - DOVER, Ohio — I never thought I’d be telling my phone what to do. But I often find myself talking to various digital assistants — Siri on the iPhone and Google Now on An...