All Stories from November 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: It’s time for bipartisan solutions on health careNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - You may remember Joe Walsh. A flamboyant populist conservative from the suburbs, he ran for Congress in 2010 because, he said, he was worried about his country. He serve...
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Mandatory sentencing bill deserved to failNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing to express three concerns. 1) When are the police going to start enforcing two state laws? There is a law that says you must have your headlights on when y...
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Obama deceptive about ACA from beginningNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - Well, well, well, the president, after days of being pounded about how people are loosing their health care plans, finally came out and apologized. He didn’t apologize f...
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Enforcing parking laws a matter of safetyNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - On the Sunday morning news on Nov. 10, the Illinois secretary of state announced a major crackdown on those who park illegally in handicapped spaces during Bears games. ...
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Army scrapping chemical weapons incineratorsNov 17, 2013 3:44 am - ANNISTON, Ala. — The Pentagon spent $10.2 billion over three decades burning tons of deadly nerve gas and other chemical weapons stored in four states — some of the agen...
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Strong military keeps world peaceNov 17, 2013 3:40 am - Strong military keeps world peace In your Nov, 10 editorial, “The thin hope for peace from a war long ago,” you wrote, “Think about this. Since the end of World War...
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Bishop should end policy of exclusionNov 17, 2013 3:40 am - Bishop should end policy of exclusion In yet another disappointing letter read to us during Mass, Bishop David Malloy of the Rockford Diocese slammed the Illinois G...
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Water a pressing concern for typhoon survivorsNov 17, 2013 3:38 am - TACLOBAN, Philippines — Since the typhoon hit, Danny Estember has been hiking three hours round-trip into the mountains each day to obtain what he can only hope is clean...
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NASA’s newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphereNov 17, 2013 2:03 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA hopes its newest Mars spacecraft lives up to its know-it-all name. The robotic explorer called Maven is due to blast off Monday on a 10-month...
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West Chicago holiday ornament depicts CB&Q train depotNov 17, 2013 1:00 am - The West Chicago City Museum has announced the reissue of its 2001 commemorative ornament of the CB&Q Depot as part of the continuing Historic Ornament Series. The depo...