All Stories from October 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Des Plaines native’s writing just what doctor orderedOct 29, 2013 5:30 am - The way James Kahn figures it, he became a doctor to support his writing habit. The Des Plaines native has written original novels, such as his New World trilogy, short ...
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Dist. 300 student program aims to stop bullyingOct 29, 2013 5:30 am - In an effort to make good on its pledge to focus on bullying prevention, Community Unit District 300 has deployed 120 students in three schools to help stop bullying amo...
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Best bets: Ringling Bros. plans to 'Amaze!' at AllstateOct 29, 2013 5:30 am - Circus spectacular The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to the suburbs and then the city with its 143rd edition called “Built to Amaze!” at two loc...
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Ghost stories and tours abound in Southern citiesOct 29, 2013 5:30 am - PENSACOLA, Fla. — A doctor who used a guillotine to perform amputations, a wealthy family marred by insanity and a man murdered inside his sealed and boarded-up mansion ...
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How to improve the road aheadOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - One of the more amazing spectacles in the days after the government shutdown ended was the obsession in Washington with who won and who lost in the showdown. Yes, the ca...
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Editorial: Creative solutions to homelessness neededOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - When hundreds of people pitch tents this weekend in DuPage County for “Sleep Out Saturday” to raise funds for the homeless, they will learn firsthand what it’s like to s...
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The federal spending goes on and onOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - The debt ceiling was $16.7 trillion before the government default was averted. The Daily Herald headline stated in the Oct. 17 edition, “House, Senate pass bill to reope...
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Vote out those not doing anything for usOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - I think we citizens have had enough. We are supporting this country with our taxes and cuts in benefits. And what do we do about it. Simple! Just vote out all the people...
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Syria’s brutality continues at willOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - While chemical weapons disarmament proceeds in Syria, so do mass attacks on civilians. In the eastern suburbs of Damascus, where the regime used sarin, it now conducts a...
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Hillary Clinton’s time has arrivedOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - My answer to Jim Peterson’s Oct. 17 letter is bravo! I agree with you 100 percent. We need a woman in the White House and a woman for vice president! Hillary Clinton is ...