All Stories from July 14, 2013 (Change date)
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Tax increases result of pension problemJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - Tax increases result of pension problem Think we have not been enslaved by our employees? The naval term is mutiny. I recently managed to sell a three-bedroom resid...
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On the road: A celebration of Italy in MilwaukeeJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - Chicago Ancient Chinese secret for a day of fun Have the family immersed in another culture, minus the 15-hour flight and expense, at Chicago's 34th annual Chinatown Sum...
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Reporters' Civil War capture, escape sagaJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - Among the tens of thousands of books written about the American Civil War, there are dense histories of campaigns, profiles of leaders, compilations of battlefield photo...
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Editorial: Outlaw assault weapons in the suburbsJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - For many years, we have advocated reasonable gun control. For just as long, we’ve been averse to patchwork laws on the matter that create inconsistency and confusion. Na...
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Zooey Deschanel switches from acting to singingJul 14, 2013 5:00 am - During a summer tour with her musical duo She & Him, Zooey Deschanel has performed songs about tortured love and broken hearts. Since she wrote the songs with her partne...
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Minimize the cost of a demotion, MetraJul 14, 2013 4:40 am - Minimize the cost of a demotion, Metra Regarding the Metra board’s generosity, it would seem to be a primary and critical concern to minimize the cost to force some...
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Ashamed to say we live in IllinoisJul 14, 2013 4:40 am - Ashamed to say we live in Illinois In the June 22 business section is an article that should have been on the front page. The situation in this state is beyond beli...
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Fourth noise was tough on manyJul 14, 2013 4:40 am - Fourth noise was tough on many I wish to respond to Amy Gilbertson’s July 6 letter respecting veterans and fireworks. I would like to add that in addition to veter...
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New policy puts Boy Scouts in perilJul 14, 2013 4:40 am - New policy puts Boy Scouts in peril As a male youth of 13 (many years ago) I was approached in a men’s bathroom facility by an older youth soliciting sex. I was ab...
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Powerful typhoon forces evacuations in ChinaJul 14, 2013 4:39 am - BEIJING — A powerful typhoon has surged into southeast China, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province after passing across nort...