All Stories from June 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Academic freedom is the issueJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Evolutionists usually claim that the evidence for evolution is in a field which is not their field of expertise. Matthew Lowry (5/29), as a physicist, follows that patte...
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Scrambling to find a 'victim' for our weekly radio spotJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Every Thursday, I find myself scrambling for someone in the newsroom to drop whatever they're doing at 9:15 that evening, and call WBBM Newsradio 780 to talk about a sto...
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Ceiling fans are designed for constant coolingJun 09, 2013 4:50 am - Q. My neighbors leave early in the morning and come home between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. They have room air conditioners and ceiling fans, which they run for hours so fast tha...
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State rep went back on his wordJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - State rep went back on his word Tim Schmitz, our Illinois House Representative, told his constituents he would vote for SJR 27 — the bill which asks for an amendmen...
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Author’s bias should have been revealedJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Author’s bias should have been revealed On May 31, you published a “guest view” by Michael Saltsman, who looks nice and young, for a piece entitled “The Summer of T...
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Township’s dubious 16.2 percent raisesJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Township’s dubious 16.2 percent raises Anyone who has been following DuPage politics is aware of the bad blood between Milton Township Assessor Bob Earl and the tow...
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Dock legislators’ pay 75 percentJun 09, 2013 4:40 am - Dock legislators’ pay 75 percent Our Illinois General Assembly has been debating for more than two years how to close a government-employee pension shortfall. Gov. ...
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Soap dispenser can ‘clean up’ the look of your kitchenJun 09, 2013 4:05 am - Q. I never thought I would enjoy articles about plumbing until I became a regular reader of your column. I would like to add a soap dispenser to my stainless-steel kitch...
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When a home sits closed with no heating or coolingJun 09, 2013 4:00 am - Q. I recently purchased an older home that sat all winter without the water or electricity. Now that I’m trying to get things working again, I’m having trouble with the ...
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Should CD player draw power when vehicle is off?Jun 09, 2013 3:10 am - In our May 26 column, we were trying to help a reader with a Mustang whose car battery often went dead. One of our readers has experienced the same problem and shared th...