All Stories from August 8, 2013 (Change date)
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We should return to small governmentAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - My parents always preached that “honesty is the best policy.” Period. On July 24, our president said we have, among other things, “phony scandals.” Benghazi? Fast and Fu...
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Don’t forget what Quinn did to Lake CountyAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - In a time of higher taxes and local government attempting to provide services with limited resources, we have Gov. Pat Quinn signing a mandate forcing more government on...
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Dawn Patrol: Car hits Gurnee school, boy; quadriplegic can driveAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - 11-year-old hurt in Gurnee middle school crash An 11-year-old boy was injured yesterday afternoon after a vehicle struck the north entrance of Woodland Middle Schoo...
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A liberal counterattack on ObamacareAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - While Republicans argue among themselves over what to do about Obamacare — Defund it? Delay it? Give up the fight to repeal it? — a coalition of wealthy and determined l...
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District 300 taxes out of controlAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - It is amiss, misleading, sad and unfortunate that your leading McHenry County front-page headline on July 31 read “D300 works on avoiding big tax jump.” A comprehensive ...
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Herald motivated by a backlash?Aug 08, 2013 5:00 am - The Aug. 1 column by Jim Slusher on editorial objectivity caused me to sit back and wonder why it was written. It referred to the previous Sunday’s editorial raising eth...
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'Lovelace' a tepid retelling of a terrible tragedyAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - "Lovelace" tells the story of pioneering 1970s porn queen Linda Lovelace from two perspectives. First, the public view of how a young Catholic woman achieved fame by us...
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Buff, tough Damon stars in a more brawn-than-brains thrillerAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - The science fiction thriller "Elysium" wants to be many things, among them a thinly disguised endorsement of universal health care (read: Obamacare), a push for amnesty ...
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Augustfest is under way in Des PlainesAug 08, 2013 3:54 am - Augustfest at St. Zachary Church in Des Plaines launched Thursday night with a performance by the band American English. The festival continues from 6 p.m. to midnight t...
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Palatine officials say they struggled over controversial housing voteAug 08, 2013 1:51 am - As Palatine councilmen discussed the controversial Catherine Alice Gardens permanent supportive housing proposal for people with disabilities, they emphasized to the div...