All Stories from July 8, 2018 (Change date)
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Man confronted teenage neighbor over fireworks - then shot him to death, police sayJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - In the earliest hours of the Fourth of July, Austin police received a 911 call about an escalating argument on the southeast side of the Texas city. A man was pointing a...
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Be heard; be niceJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - OK, people. Let's just be NICE! My mother told me, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Recently hatred has been given a voice in this country, ...
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Catholics on the court: The historical struggle between canon and constitutional lawJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - In late 1972, while drafting the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Justice Harry Blackmun asked fellow Justice William Brennan to review...
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Chicago Cubs get a win and 3 all-starsJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Sunday was a day of joy and celebration on more than one front for the Chicago Cubs. First and foremost, they scored another come-from-behind victory and one in which th...
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Fireworks excess mars celebrationJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - The Herald listed the local fireworks displays being held in towns all over the area. That's great, but why so many and for so many days? If the villages just spent a li...
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Trump's economic gamble: Solid job gains vs. risky trade warJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - From the safety of a resilient U.S. economy, President Donald Trump lit the fuse Friday on a high-risk trade war with China. History suggests that a cycle o...
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Trump weighs top picks for Supreme Court amid last-minute maneuveringJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Sunday after a weekend weighing the strengths and weakness of four leading candidates for the Supreme Court...
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Lake Barrington village hall parking lot work starts Friday, July 13Jul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Lake Barrington village hall's parking lot is slated for resurfacing Friday, July 13. Officials said the lot will be closed from 6 a.m. Friday through Sunday, July 15. V...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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How much house you can afford depends on where you liveJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Your ability to own a home is affected by where you live. Even people with modest incomes can afford homes in Decatur, Illinois, the metropolitan area with the nation's ...