All Stories from September 13, 2015 (Change date)
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The government may shut down (again). Here's what you need to knowSep 13, 2015 7:33 am - WASHINGTON - It may seem like only yesterday that the U.S. government shut down (actually, it was 2013), followed by promises from Republicans and Democrats alike: Never...
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Toyota shows edgier-looking Prius to combat cheap gas, more rivalsSep 13, 2015 7:32 am - Toyota will stray from the iconic wedge shape of its pioneering Prius, giving its top- selling hybrid sleeker looks after almost seven years without a redesign. The 2016...
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Gasoline at $2 by Christmas to be windfall for driversSep 13, 2015 7:31 am - U.S. motorists will have more to spend at the malls this holiday season as gasoline pump prices drop near $2 a gallon at the end of the year. Gasoline has reversed a 38...
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Work advice: Transgender co-worker hits the showersSep 13, 2015 7:23 am - Reader: Two years ago, I wrote you about a transgender co-worker, Barbara, and her decision to use the ladies' bathroom even though she is not undergoing surgical reassi...
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'Wolf Totem' trainer talks about his wild adventureSep 13, 2015 7:15 am - Actors can be difficult, as any filmmaker knows. For French director Jean-Jacques Annaud, the solution was radical: Raise the performers from infancy, and they'll do exa...
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10 reasons kids should skip sodaSep 13, 2015 7:15 am - Every September I find myself writing an article about my kids falling off the nutritional wagon. Our summers are less structured than the school year, peppered with mor...
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In preparation for referendum, Lombard library hires firms to analyze buildingSep 13, 2015 7:10 am - In preparation for putting a referendum question on the ballot next fall, the Helen Plum Library board has agreed to hire a firm to conduct a "needs and facility effecti...
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Grammar Moses: All right, already! Today you get plenty of optionsSep 13, 2015 7:10 am - In the spirit of getting to the point, I will launch into an olio of malapropisms, bad abbreviations, similar words that tend to be used interchangeably and words that y...
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Free-standing tubs leave more room for amenitiesSep 13, 2015 7:08 am - American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath once wrote: "There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them." With September arrived and a...
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Now's the time to fertilize, plant spring-flowering bulbsSep 13, 2015 7:00 am - It's time to protect the trunks of young trees from deer that rub their antlers against the bark in fall. The rubbing will damage the bark and can even kill trees if the...