All Stories from July 22, 2013 (Change date)
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Madigan duo not good for IllinoisJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - I agree with Lisa Madigan that Illinois is not well served having both a governor and a speaker of the House from the same family. I further contend that Illinois is not...
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It’s hard to win in the game of paying taxesJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - With the baby boomer generation approaching retirement the media is constantly bombarding them with financial advice to save or invest. Dire warnings are constantly broa...
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Don’t trust declarations on salt, global warmingJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - For years our federal, state and local governments have been hysterically conducting an intense war on salt warning us of dire consequences if we happen to enjoy a littl...
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Only solution at lake is to build 2nd trailJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - I was there when they dug the big space in the earth for what became beautiful Lake Arlington. I remember the dedication ceremony. I remember my marathon-runner son tell...
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Problems on path are due to walkersJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - I have been a user of the Lake Arlington “bike path” in the past. I have stopped using it because the people walking on the path are completely inconsiderate of any othe...
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‘Stand Your Ground’ laws are a danger to allJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - How does a lone 17-year-old boy who is walking to his father’s home in Sanford, Fla., end up dead? This young man, in a “suspicious” hoodie and armed with Skittles, was ...
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It's not all 'Glam' for Richards-Ross in new WE reality seriesJul 22, 2013 5:00 am - Sanya Richards-Ross wants to take over the world, and she invites WE: Women's Entertainment viewers to watch her do it. In “Sanya's Glam & Gold,” premiering Thursday, J...
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U.S. blood supply threatened as donors face iron lossesJul 22, 2013 4:48 am - Dennis Gastineau started giving blood regularly when he was in medical school in the 1970s. The $25 he received bought almost enough groceries for a week. Now, it just s...
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Pols making public employees payJul 22, 2013 4:40 am - Pols making public employees pay The governor and many state legislators continue in their divisive rhetoric to make the pension issue an us versus them fight. They...
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Where’s oversight, RTA board?Jul 22, 2013 4:40 am - Where’s oversight, RTA board? As an oversight board, the RTA leaders are going to scrutinize Mr. Clifford’s severance agreement. Everyone knows a severance equal to...