All Stories from April 30, 2013 (Change date)
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Carpentersville may hike motor fuel taxApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - Carpentersville leaders will consider temporarily raising the motor fuel tax by 2 cents a gallon today, with the intention of retiring the rate hike in three years. The...
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Government fails to be honest with usApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - Our citizenry has been clamoring for months for reliable information about the attack on Benghazi, the killing of our staff there and intelligence from those who survive...
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Deadlier than murders and car crashes, suicide is often a secretApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - Nearly every day we see stories about some heinous murder or a tragic auto fatality. They remind us to take precautions to protect ourselves and our kids from such mayhe...
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Editorial: Collins’ declaration a major first stepApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - What’s all the fuss about? That was the reaction from some upon hearing that veteran NBA player Jason Collins was publicly announcing he is gay, making him the first act...
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Republicans undoing many good thingsApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - Well, whaddya know? Republican Mark Kirk is now in favor of same-sex marriage. Imagine! The power of the vote, and a Republican congressman reacted to it. Amazing! Next ...
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Pipeline would ease economic stressApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - Conceding the right of Ms. P. Denise Israel to her opinion (April 9) about the “dirtiest, most carbon-intensive fossil fuel on the planet,” I would direct her attention ...
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Public pensions create inequalityApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - How can it be legal that 100 percent of the people pay taxes so that 15 percent of the people can get big fat pensions? It is my belief that the state Constitution is su...
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The Bush I knewApr 30, 2013 5:00 am - In a reprieve from the horror of the most recent terrorist attack, the nation’s attentions turned to the man who declared the war on terrorism, George W. Bush. During Th...
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Baseball/Top 20Apr 30, 2013 2:02 am - Baseball Team (record) Comment 1. Huntley (16-2) Scored 189 runs in 18 games 2. Naperville Central (13-4) Broke out the bats vs. Glenbard North 3. Downers South (18-3) 1...
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LED lighting uses less energy, increases use of your outdoor spaceApr 30, 2013 1:00 am - Over the past few years, LED lighting has almost totally taken over the landscape lighting market from the previously popular low-voltage incandescent and halogen system...