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Failing the trade testSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - Free trade strongly boosts the American economy. With only 5 percent of the world's population, we depend heavily on foreign countries to buy our products and services. ...
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Five manufacturing technology trade shows converge in ChicagoSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - One of the largest manufacturing technology shows in North America is about to get bigger. The Industrial Automation North America and Motion, Drive & Automation North A...
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Advice on college, bullied brides and babiesSep 01, 2016 11:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On a college student's resistance to parental control: Show your real independence. Ease the financial burden on your paren...
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Lake Zurich, Bangs Lake offer new chances to find your own fishing hotspotSep 01, 2016 10:00 am - I remember receiving an email berating me for promoting bass fishing on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. And I had a face-to-face confrontation with a clerk at the Bass Pro Shop ...
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Historic exhibit to honor Batavia Fire Department's 150th anniversarySep 01, 2016 6:30 am - Ok, I'll admit it. When I was a kid, I was a fire truck chaser, as were many kids in my neighborhood. If a fire truck went speeding by, with sirens blazing, we would hop...
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Dann & Raymond highlight kids' fantasy filmsSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Fantastical films Join me and Buffalo Grove film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents "We're Off to See the Wizard: The Great Fantasy Films" ...
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Constable: Cubs are lovable losers but not chokersSep 01, 2016 5:30 am - As a lifelong Cubs fan, I've rolled into plenty of Septembers wishing for some postseason drama, even if that meant worrying the Cubs might choke. The Cubs have earned ...
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'The Trump' and 'the blacks'Sep 01, 2016 1:00 am - When Donald Trump says he has a great relationship with "the Blacks," I wonder if he also gets along well with the Smiths. We know he's tight with the Whites. But what'...
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Burkini reveals more than it coversSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - Islamic terrorists are a threat to us - to Europe, to the developed world, and to just about any part of the realm the Islamists decide at any moment they don't like. Bu...
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Growth marks the Smith legacy at Vernon HillsSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - It wouldn't be quite accurate to call Andrew Smith a "tree hugger." Although, if he could be one, he certainly would be. Smith, who goes by his nickname "Chick," a nod t...