All Stories from July 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Evidence overwhelming on climate changeJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Bob Lowth (July 11) asks us to think critically about global warming. Unfortunately, he showed very little desire to do so himself. Despite his claims to the contrary, m...
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The road to bedlamJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - It is easy to understand how everyone in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case feels. If I were Martin’s mother, I’d want his killer’s heart on a platter. If I were Z...
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What cable customers really wantJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - OK, cable guys, listen up: Enough already with the lame ads. (“Rethink possible!” “The future of awesome!” “Don’t fall for U-verse!” “Those kids wouldn’t have lasted one...
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Ban on assault guns won’t make us saferJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - To understand your call for banning assault weapons (July 14), it would be helpful if you defined what you mean by assault weapons, because different people have differe...
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Editorial: Time for something new at Metra, RTAJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - No matter which version you believe, Metra’s latest flap reveals how messed up the agency has become. Former CEO Alex Clifford, departing with a golden parachute of up t...
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No hidden agenda in our approach to controversyJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Controversy finds its way into the print and electronic pages of the Daily Herald primarily in two ways. It's incorrect to say we go out looking to start fights, but if,...
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Wheaton native stars as stressed secretary in 'The Casuals'Jul 18, 2013 5:00 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:rsimpson@dailyherald.com Actress Emily Casey's latest role is packed with pressure. The Wheaton native plays Marnie, the secretary of f...
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Jackson should focus on Chicago killingsJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Jesse Jackson should press for civil rights violations against the gangs in Chicago that kill over 500 people each year. To press the federal government to go after one ...
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Dawn Patrol: Independence Grove still closed; new Cook County gun lawsJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Bomb threat keeps forest preserve in Libertyville closed Federal law enforcement and Lake County Forest Preserve officials continue to investigate a bomb threat inv...
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Strong performance drives tragic 'Fruitvale Station'Jul 18, 2013 5:00 am - "Fruitvale Station" is more than the dramatization of an obituary. It's about empathy. In recounting (and slightly fictionalizing) the final day of 22-year-old Oscar Gr...