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BREAKING NEWS: Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris

Poll: Readers evenly split on health plan

Nov. 20, 2009, 1:34 pm This week in The Daily Journal Internet poll, readers were asked: Do you support President Obama's health care bill? In ...
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Hometown pride: Nov. 20

Nov. 20, 2009, 11:17 am Local honors and achievements worth noting: * River Valley Special Recreation Association participated in the State Special Olympics volleyball tournament ...
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Ellen Goodman: Abortion debate and the health care bill

Nov. 19, 2009, 11:20 am BOSTON -- It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days ...
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Letter: Sustainability definition questioned

Nov. 19, 2009, 11:19 am Our Nov. 14th edition of The Daily Journal featured an ill-thought out article on "Going Green" and "Sustainability." It focused ...
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Norm Grimsley: Former mayor disagrees with court ruling on Ali settlement

Nov. 19, 2009, 11:18 am Last week The Daily Journal reported to the community in several articles on their position on the Kankakee School District ...
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Editorial: Smokeout day

Nov. 19, 2009, 11:17 am The stall in cutting smoking can be reversed with action, instead of hand-wringing Today is the Great American Smokeout, ...
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Today is the Great American Smokeout Day

Nov. 19, 2009, 8:46 am Today is the Great American Smokeout, one of those media-anointed days designed to nag people into doing the right thing. ...
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Speakout for Nov. 18

Nov. 18, 2009, 11:12 am Nov. 10-11 SPORTS The Charlie Weiss situation: As was pointed out in the Tribune, his winning percentage is now the ...
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Charles Krauthammer: No sympathy for a cold-blooded killer

Nov. 18, 2009, 11:12 am WASHINGTON --- What a surprise -- that someone who shouts "Allahu Akbar" (the "God is great" jihadist battle cry) as ...
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Tinker Parker: Payback time for the grandparents

Nov. 18, 2009, 11:11 am Being a grandparent is the best job in the world. We do just about everything we can to spoil those ...
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Editorial: Ali settlement

Nov. 18, 2009, 10:29 am 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was ...
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Letter: Self-destruction

Nov. 17, 2009, 12:15 pm Veteran's day is a reminder of the untold number of our citizens who went to war against those foreign enemies ...
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Community notebook: Quick thinking means free church brats

Nov. 17, 2009, 12:15 pm Salvation Army Major Jerry O'Neil, who heads the Kankakee Corps office with his wife Vangie, says he's never been in ...
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Editorial: Add retail to the surprising mix in downtown Kankakee

Nov. 17, 2009, 10:48 am The national economy is in its worst spot in nearly 30 years. Unemployment remains high, both in the nation, and ...
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Letter: Patient named 'Cowboy'

Nov. 16, 2009, 10:54 am When I was a small child, I remember sitting on my grandfather's lap while he told me stories of his ...
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Letter: Veterans Day concert well done

Nov. 16, 2009, 10:54 am On behalf of my father, a decorated World War II veteran and myself, we would like to congratulate Bradley Central ...
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Speakout for November 16

Nov. 16, 2009, 10:52 am November 7-10 SPORTS The Chicago Cubs could have had as their manager Joe Girardi. How would you have liked to ...
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Thomas Sowell: The path toward a government monopoly

Nov. 16, 2009, 10:52 am What is so wrong with the current medical system in the United States that we are being urged to rush ...
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Editorial: Grant Park cash

Nov. 16, 2009, 10:51 am Columnist Thomas Sowell, used often in this publication, says that blaming greed for financial problems is like blaming gravity for ...
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What were they thinking?

Nov. 14, 2009, 9:33 am One of the most famous statements during the Vietnam War was made by an Air Force General who said they ...
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Steve York's view: Nov. 14

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Weekly poll: Overwhelming majority say buy insurance

Nov. 13, 2009, 12:07 pm This week, The Daily Journal Internet poll asked readers if it was worth it to get renters insurance. The ...
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Letter: Road repair

Nov. 13, 2009, 9:29 am I know that government receives a lot of criticism, but I want to compliment the quality of road repair work ...
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Tip of the Hat: Nov. 13, 2009

Nov. 13, 2009, 9:28 am Local honors and achievements worth noting: The Athletic Hall of Fame Committee at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School has selected three ...
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Letter: Lead by example

Nov. 12, 2009, 9:54 am Since the House passed a healthcare reform package this week-end, debate in the Senate on this topic will begin in ...
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Editorial: Gambling laws

Nov. 12, 2009, 9:53 am As Kankakee County silently nears the Jan. 1 deadline for the legalization of video poker, it is time to put ...
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Halvorson gives her reasons for support Obama health care bill

Nov. 12, 2009, 9:51 am When the health insurance reform bill comes before the House of Representatives for a vote in the coming days, I ...
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Rationing, costs: Why Obamacare wll strikeout

Nov. 12, 2009, 9:49 am Barack Obama promises that if the Democrats' health care plan is passed, Americans will enjoy wider and better insurance coverage ...
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Thomas Sowell: Some thoughts on gullibility, inconsistency

Nov. 11, 2009, 9:33 am * If politicians stopped meddling with things they don't understand, there would be a more drastic reduction in the size ...
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Clarence Page: Lessons from 2009's political results

Nov. 11, 2009, 9:30 am Democrats took it on the chin in this year's off-off-year gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Since those are ...
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