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The last defenders of free trade are in AfricaSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days is gloomy. The pessimism is closely tied to the loss of faith in free markets and free trade, the two...
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The Arctic, melting ice and international challengesSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - "What about the rest of the North?" asked McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation, back in the 1970s while considering yet one more grant to help the troubled N...
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Getting through the holidays without loved onesAug 31, 2019 7:30 am - Holidays can be a difficult time once loved ones have passed. This last spring other people celebrated Mother's Day and Father's Day as they always have. But, my sweet...
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Association continually collects for '13th' monthAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - Q Can our condominium association charge an extra monthly assessment for multiple years? The first time this extra fee was assessed, the manager announced the associatio...
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Facts Matter: Trump claim that U.S. 'never collected 10 cents' in China tariffs is falseAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - At the Aug. 26 conclusion of the of the Group of Seven summit in France, President Donald Trump discussed tariffs, trade and the relationship between the United States a...
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Bears' final 53 begs the question: what's the point of the exhibition season?Aug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Four months and 16 days after Bears veterans returned to Halas Hall to begin the team's off-season workout program, the team unveiled its 53-man roster for the 2019 seas...
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12 area school districts will have to raise starting teachers' salaries to $40,000 a yearAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with the most recently available salary data. Some suburban school districts will have to raise starting salaries by as m...
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Feder: Joe Walsh parts company with Salem MediaAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Presidential candidate Joe Walsh severed all ties with Salem Media Group Friday, officially ending his controversial six-year run as a talk radio host for the conservati...
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'Dark Crystal' prequel debuts Friday on NetflixAug 30, 2019 6:00 am - Jim Henson made two creepy fantasy flicks in the 1980s, two movies aimed at an audience that was perhaps growing out of “Sesame Street” and “The Muppet Show.” I was defi...
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The disturbing facts about elder abuse, and what the state is doing about itAug 30, 2019 5:20 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out chilling news earlier this year: Reports of violence against the elderly have increased dramatically. From 2002 to...