All Stories from October 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Hairy, scary tarantulas don’t spook loyal ownersOct 26, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Tarantulas are the heaviest, hairiest, scariest spiders on the planet. They have fangs, claws and barbs. They can regrow body parts and be as big as dinner...
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Perfect health is a natural state of being but hard to attainOct 26, 2013 6:00 am - We are educated to believe that sickness is normal and natural — that everyone, at some point, will have something physically wrong with them. Yet, according to Dr. Pat...
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Store terra-cotta out of elements for winterOct 26, 2013 6:00 am - Terra-cotta containers are best stored out of the elements for winter. The porous clay of these containers absorbs water and the freeze-and-thaw cycles of winter can cra...
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Nokia unveils new Windows phones, first tabletOct 26, 2013 5:51 am - NEW YORK — Nokia is expanding its lineup of Windows phones and introducing its first tablet computer, all sporting the powerful camera technology found in its flagship L...
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A wonderful old printOct 26, 2013 5:51 am - Q. I have a very old chromograph of a picture by E.W. Haslehust printed by Ralph D. Tuck and Son Ltd. I have no idea if it is worth anything. I have looked for the origi...
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Cruz was ringleader in the shutdownOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - To say that both the Democratic and Republican parties are to blame for the government shutdown is to ignore the facts. The basic “housekeeping” debt ceiling bill came u...
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Taxation, but no representationOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Looks like the High School District 214 board thinks they aren’t spending enough of the taxpayers’ money because they have a $55 million excess in the reserve fund. So t...
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Find a coach from among ‘baseball guys’Oct 26, 2013 5:00 am - The Cubs are no better off today than the day Sweet Lou handed the keys to Mike Quade in 2010. Arguably much worse. But seriously, the Padres’ bench coach? Rick Renteria...
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As treasurer Cross will make a differenceOct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Over the last decade, our state has faced increasingly serious fiscal challenges that are hurting Illinoisans’ quality of life. Unfortunately, the response of the Democr...
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Why one congressman voted ‘no’Oct 26, 2013 5:00 am - Rep. Randy Hultgren voted Oct. 16 against a deal to end the governmental shutdown. The article stated that he had nothing to lose by doing so. Although his vote was not ...