All Stories from June 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Obama says climate change is make-or-break issueJun 29, 2013 1:50 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to frame climate change as a make-or-break political issue, urging Americans to vote only for those who will protect the co...
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Court ruling can’t redefine marriageJun 29, 2013 1:44 pm - In spite of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision, marriage remains the union of husband and wife, a timeless and universal institution that connects children to thei...
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No one church sets rules on marriageJun 29, 2013 1:44 pm - I wanted to respond to Joe Schrantz’s June 22 letter “Not so fast on ‘marriage equality.’” In his letter, Mr. Schrantz states: “For almost 2,000 years, the Catholic chu...
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Reptile extravaganza is a family event in St. CharlesJun 29, 2013 1:27 pm - Watching her first crested gecko hatchling tentatively break out of its shell and peer onto the world is something that Jennifer O’Connor will never forget. The Elgin re...
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California’s Sierra a ‘living lab’ for climate changeJun 29, 2013 1:23 pm - SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — In parts of California’s Sierra Nevada, marshy meadows are going dry, wildflowers are blooming earlier and glaciers are melting into ic...
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Family: American killed in Egypt was a teacherJun 29, 2013 1:21 pm - CHEVY CHASE, Md. — The family of an American college student killed in Egypt during violent protests says their son was passionate about the Middle East and was in the c...
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First week of testimony in Martin case wraps upJun 29, 2013 1:15 pm - SANFORD, Fla. — The first week of George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial wrapped up with testimony from two neighbors and a police officer that seemed to bolster ...
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Boomers jump out to early lead, beat SlammersJun 29, 2013 11:16 am - The Schaumburg Boomers staked starting pitcher Danny Jimenez a 4-0 lead before the lefty even took to the mound in a 6-2 victory over the Joliet Slammers on Saturday nig...
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Cougars come back but can’t hold late leadsJun 29, 2013 10:39 am - A 3-run deficit in the top of the ninth inning was erased by the Kane County Cougars, and they held two separate leads in extra innings before finally succumbing to the ...
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Woman gets 8 years in fatal DUI caseJun 29, 2013 10:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A Will County woman who was drunk when she struck and killed a bicyclist with her car last year has been sentenced to eight years in prison. In a new...