All Stories from March 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Washington needs reality checkMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Hey, Washington. How about hitting the dictionary? Look up cooperation, flexibility, compromise, assumption and reality. And while you’re at it, figure out the differen...
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Not much hope for spending compromiseMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Friday, March 1, came and went, despite a steady drumbeat of drastic warnings about the impact of the sequester on jobs and economic growth. President Obama’s last-minu...
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Let states set school policyMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - I usually support the efforts Sen. Mark Kirk makes on behalf of all us, but not this time. His joint sponsorship of the “Safe Schools Improvement Act” would bring the fe...
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Obama failing in duty to protect usMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - If people hark back to their social studies classes, they might remember being taught that the first purpose of any government is to provide for the safety and security ...
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Local company greatly improves sump pump technologyMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - No one can deny it is comforting to hear your sump pump kick on when the rain is falling or the snow is rapidly melting. Water problems can be a nightmare for homeowners...
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Can we be proud of being Americans?Mar 16, 2013 5:00 am - What this nation needs is a leader, not a baby sitter or a parent. Our nation was built on freedom and individualism. We used to destroy our enemies. We conquered space,...
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Cut out what’s nonessentialMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Mr. President, Instead of laying off first responders, police, firefighters and teachers, why not lay off some of the 300,000 nonessential government workers! There is n...
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DVD previews: 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Hobbit'Mar 16, 2013 5:00 am - Coming March 19 “Zero Dark Thirty” (R, 157 minutes, Sony): From the very first scenes of “Zero Dark Thirty,” director Kathryn Bigelow demonstrates why she is such a form...
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Can’t have it both ways on amendmentsMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - The Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965, was necessary to protect voters from practices and procedures that were denying American citizens the right to vote as guaranteed ...
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Chamber backs Kim for trusteeMar 16, 2013 5:00 am - On behalf of the Greater Libertyville Mundelein Junior Chamber, it is our pleasure to endorse Holly Kim for Village of Mundelein Trustee. Through the organization, we ha...