All Stories from October 21, 2013 (Change date)
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Cohen’s arguments in column fall apartOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Richard Cohen’s Oct. 2 column would be so fatuous as to provoke laughter if it weren’t so mendacious in its “facts.” Cohen says, “McCarthyism consisted of slippery truth...
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More than one way to wreck nationOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - The skirmishing continues in Washington. Shifting demands of the Tea/Republican Party make it clear that what is in fact demanded is the resignation of the current occu...
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What’s fair in D23 is true for citizens, tooOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - As the District 23 teachers ask for a fair contract, don’t we also have to ask what’s a fair wage for the teachers; i.e. how does their current situation compare with th...
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Negotiating spirit missing from White HouseOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Shelby Foote, acclaimed author of the Civil War trilogy by the same name, once said the root cause of that tragedy was our collective unwillingness to compromise. “Compr...
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Straw: I am standing up for disabled peopleOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - My name is Andrew Straw and I sent the demand letters to seven Streamwood businesses asking them for handicap spots in their parking lots and accessible entrances. What ...
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Take rebate, treat your ash trees nowOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - Imagine fall without trees and leaves. That’s what you’ll get if you don’t treat your Ash trees now. Without mature trees that home you plan to use for your kid’s colleg...
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Focus on ability, not race, of teachersOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - In the Oct. 15 story regarding teacher “diversity” in Elgin and other suburban school districts, the reporter observes, “But they’re being taught by mostly white teacher...
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Longmeadow Parkway project receives cold reception from business leadersOct 21, 2013 4:00 am - One of Kane County's top construction priorities received a ho-hum reception from the local business community last week as representatives from local chambers of commer...
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Boys soccer/Top 20Oct 21, 2013 2:02 am - Boys soccer Team (record) Comment 1. Hinsdale Central (16-0-2) Miracle Meyer has 15 goals 2. St. Charles East (17-1-4) Stunned by Metea Valley 3. Lake Park (16-2-3) Kean...
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Great whites in the garden!Oct 21, 2013 1:00 am - Do you love white decor? Does your heart race when natural wood grain stands out in an all-white setting? Do you find that a beloved painting literally pops in the neutr...