All Stories from May 5, 2014 (Change date)
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Even private thoughts are now punishableMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - The Thought Police in George Orwell's nightmarish Oceania of "1984" fame are alive and well. Donald Sterling, owner of the L.A. Clippers, has been slapped down hard for ...
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Code change blunts chance to revitalize mallMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - For years, Spring Hill Gateway East Mall has been 50-90 percent empty, sapping the commercial vitality of the business climate of West Dundee. This year, Gateway East fo...
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Roskam right to fight human traffickingMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - I was surprised recently to learn of the ongoing human trafficking problem here in the western suburbs. For some reason, I always envisioned this problem to be found in ...
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Somehow Sterling will come out aheadMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - Our daily news cycle anymore seems to revolve around athletics - whether it's the Northwestern Wildcats football team opting for a players union, the proliferation of sp...
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We're focusing on the wrong thingsMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - Has anyone else felt overloaded with the commentary regarding the alleged statements of Donald Sterling? Do we need to be told again and again how asinine and deplorable...
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Nuclear energy best solution to 'warming'May 05, 2014 5:01 am - "Global warming," or now "climate change," is code for a scenario that starts with an observation that carbon dioxide and other gases in our atmosphere, like water vapor...
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Step up, senators, to prevent war with RussiaMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - War with Russia seems inevitable, unless our two senators do something about it. It may be too late, but they have known about this for some time now. I have written bot...
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We can blame only ourselves for our leadersMay 05, 2014 5:01 am - I recently drove back from Florida to Illinois. 1,200 miles of beautiful roads, properly maintained and landscaped. I hit the Illinois border and thought that I was in B...
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Dawn Patrol: Prep Excellence banquet, Blackhawks lead 2-0May 05, 2014 5:00 am - Prep Excellence banquet honors suburbs' top high school athletes The best in suburban prep athletes' accomplishments, on and off the field of play, were celebrated ...
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DUI deaths: Biggest threat to kids is their own driverMay 05, 2014 5:00 am - The number of children killed by drunken motorists has declined substantially in recent years, but the biggest threat remains their own drivers, not strangers in other v...