All Stories from October 24, 2013 (Change date)
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A health care law in need of a doctorOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - For liberals, it is a cruel twist of history that Harry Truman’s dream of universal health coverage, carried forward by generations of committed Democrats, should fall t...
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Naperville businesses hear 'cautiously optimistic' economic forecastOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic, but the national economy is not yet where it should be, experts at the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Region...
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Downtown conferences valuable to school boardsOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - I read with interest the article about the cost of suburban school board members attending the annual conferences in Chicago, so I called my brother-in-law for input. He...
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Show allegiance to U.S., not to one partyOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - It seems that some politicians in Washington (the Tea Party in particular) aren’t citizens of the United States anymore. They’re citizens of their own party with more al...
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Free speech: For good, ill or in between, it’s to die forOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - In honor of National Free Speech Week, I’d really like to wax loquacious on this important fundamental right, but I know I can’t improve on the eloquent simplicity of th...
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GOP should take the longer viewOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - In the past few decades there has been a general conception that Republicans, rather than Democrats, have strategic plans that stretch further into the future. Their emp...
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Brainerd Building should be renovatedOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - A voice from the Class of 1939 concerning the future of the former Libertyville Township High School, now known as the Brainerd Building: I submit my opinion and approva...
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Waukegan library handing out Bradbury's copies of 'Fahrenheit 451'Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - Ray Bradbury fans have a chance Friday to bring home a piece of his estate if they attend a festival in his honor hosted by the Waukegan Public Library. The first 100 gu...
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Editorial: What happened to the sense of urgency on pensions?Oct 24, 2013 5:00 am - Even before the first day of the scheduled fall session of the Illinois legislature closed on Tuesday, the House had canceled today’s activities. Three days of work appe...
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Buffalo Grove concerned over lack of bids for projectsOct 24, 2013 5:00 am - The lack of competitive bids for festival fireworks and other contracts has Buffalo Grove trustees concerned they are not attracting enough interest. The village has a c...