All Stories from August 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Obama policies giving terrorists an edgeAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - How many prisoners were freed from prisons in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan by al-Qaida? No wonder al-Qaida is feeling emboldened! So maybe it was a good idea to leave Isl...
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Work to get people out of low-paying jobsAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - In response Donna Brazile’s “People’s contest” column on Aug 9, she writes about a walkout demanding pay raises for fast food employees from $7.50 an hour to $15 an hour...
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Hardworking Americans are benefiting whom?Aug 16, 2013 5:00 am - The Walton family, sitting on a fortune of $90 billion through their ownership of Wal-Mart stock, paid 15 percent in federal taxes on a dividend payout that was accelera...
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When it comes to food, beer and fun, Wheeling's 'Dags' deliversAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - Walk into D'Agostino's Pizza and Pub on a Monday night and you'll be greeted by a balloon artist creating inflatable puppies and crowns for youngsters. Walk into the Mil...
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Jackson sentence doesn’t make justiceAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - What a travesty! Poor Rod Blagojevich gets 15 years for lying and didn’t steal a cent, and Jesse Jackson Jr. gets 2½ years for stealing $750,000. Go figure. To top it of...
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Blame Democrats for sequestrationAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - In his Aug. 10 letter titled “Budget cutting is destroying the nation,” Tom Teune of Wheaton blames the Republican party for the spending cuts from sequestration. Perhap...
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Editorial: An important milestone for recognizing veteransAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - Last week, Honor Flight Chicago flew its 50th mission — the 50th time they took a planeload of World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the WWII memorial. Since...
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Suburban performers make an impression on Chicago stagesAug 16, 2013 4:00 am - An undergraduate who juggles classes and a burgeoning career. An actor/choreographer who teaches kids in his spare time. And a middle school student who, at 12, is alrea...
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Images: Photo Contest FinalistsAug 16, 2013 12:37 am - ...
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Simple steps to unclog that shower drainAug 16, 2013 12:28 am - A hot shower is something we all look forward to after a long day’s work. But if the drain is running slow or not at all, it becomes a lot less rewarding. But it can be ...