All Stories from March 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Do the right thing for committed couplesMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - In June 2012, my partner of 14 years, Jaime Laurita, and I were on the cover of the Daily Herald for our civil union ceremony being featured on Bravo’s Real Housewives o...
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Endorsements: In District 11, we endorse Durante, Mallory, Strzewski; find Ott and Schwede qualified tooMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - That Medinah Elementary District 11 has its set of challenges ahead there is no doubt. A small district with a small tax base, the school board has grown adept at juggli...
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Dawn Patrol: ‘Biggest Loser’ from Wheeling; online school grilledMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Wheeling native wins Biggest Loser Danni Allen lost 121 pounds to take home the $250,000 grand prize and the title of “Biggest Loser” during last night’s show. The ...
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Endorsements: Pearson. Scheck, Stibal, Vishanoff for West Chicago Dist. 33 schoolsMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Like many elementary school districts, West Chicago District 33 continues to face financial hardships imposed by the state’s budget crunch, forcing officials to make som...
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Endorsements: Tepper, Klass, Gauthier, Strezewski for Kildeer-Countryside District 96 boardMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - When a school district has 96 percent of its students meeting or exceeding state standards, it’s hard to find much wrong with the elected officials who are helping to ma...
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Endorsements: Gorman, Kellenberger, Perry for Central Unit Dist. 301 schoolsMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Incumbent Jeff Gorman’s passion for the district and his ability to help balance the needs of the Central Unit Dist. 301 schools with the wallets of the taxpayers earns ...
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Stop giving money to big spendersMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - President Obama continues to say he wants a balanced approach to the debt problem. Conveniently, he neglects to mention that the Republicans gave him a $600 billion tax ...
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The risks of retreatMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Declining national influence is a choice, and America seems to be making it. What foreign policy practitioners politely call the “churn” of events is beginning to look m...
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Not life he planned, but paralyzed Komosa made impactMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Cheated out of the perfectly ordinary life he might have lived, Rob Komosa was forced to be special. Without the catastrophe, Komosa might have grown up to be the auto m...
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Endorsements: Gunderson, Lauf, Nagel, Saake for Dist. 94 boardMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - Including efforts to improve disappointing test scores, contract talks with two unions and shepherding in a new superintendent, the future for West Chicago High School D...