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NFL 2012: a banner year for rookie quarterbacks
Encouraged by the success of Carolina’s Cam Newton and Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton last season, five teams hand the offensive controls to five players fresh out of the college ranks.
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Chicago teachers strike: Illegal under Illinois law?
Illinois state law could bar teachers from striking on anything except pay and benefits, but the Chicago teachers strike is also about class size, job security, and teacher evaluations. Mayor Rahm Emanuel can take the union to court – but at a risk.
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NFL 2012: a banner year for rookie quarterbacks
Encouraged by the success of Carolina’s Cam Newton and Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton last season, five teams hand the offensive controls to five players fresh out of the college ranks.
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Chapter & Verse 'Columbine' author Dave Cullen examines the Aurora tragedy
'Columbine' author Dave Cullen on how best to understand the Aurora shootings and the lessons that such catastrophes have taught us.
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Colorado shootings likely to change movie going experience indefinitely
In the wake of the Colorado theater shootings, many movie chains have changed their security policies. No masks, fake weapons, or backpacks. But would theater-goers accept metal detectors?
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Gun control: Will campus carry get boost from Virginia Tech ruling?
In a decision that could impact gun control nationwide, a Virginia judge on Wednesday awarded the families of two victims of the Virginia Tech massacre $8 million. Advocates of campus carry say they will use the ruling to press for more gun rights on campuses.
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Chardon High School shooting: what we've learned since Columbine
Despite the horrific events of the day, the Indicators of School Crime and Safety report puts recent school-related violent deaths at an all-time low since it began tracking them in 1992.
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College-educated and illegal: Immigrants pin job hopes on DREAM Act
For most college educated illegal immigrants, landing a good job proves difficult. The DREAM Act would help some of them, but critics decry it as step toward a broad amnesty.
12/15/2010 03:27 pm -
Africa Monitor Commentary: Holding onto power isn't the best path for Ivory Coast
For the good of the Ivory Coast, which was torn apart in a recent civil war and is now facing post-election violence, President Gbagbo should give up his claim that he won the most recent elections.
12/08/2010 03:53 pm -
UT shooting comes just as Austin campus debates concealed weapons law
A gunman fires several shots, hitting no one, before killing himself in UT shooting. The Texas legislature is expected to consider a law next session allowing students to carry concealed weapons on campus. The Austin campus has been at the center of the debate.
09/28/2010 07:20 pm -
Tylenol recall prompts federal lawsuit for fraud and racketeering
Tylenol recall: Johnson & Johnson has been sued in federal court by consumers in a class-action suit that alleges that the company has not offered consumers an opportunity to recover their costs.
07/12/2010 11:47 am -
Trouble brewing between the Tea Party movement and the GOP?
Members of the Tea Party movement say they are not beholden to the GOP.
03/18/2010 04:12 pm -
Small Illinois town willing to be next Guantanamo
President Obama wants to ship Guantanamo Bay detainees to a rural Illinois state prison. Why are locals welcoming the detainees?
02/17/2010 04:54 pm -
Illinois earthquake third to rattle upper Midwest since 1999
Wednesday's Illinois earthquake rated a 3.8 magnitude according to the US Geological Survey, and was the third mild temblor experienced in the region in recent years.
02/10/2010 12:50 pm -
Unemployed for six months or more – and still looking for a job
The number of long-term unemployed – 6.1 million – is the most since the US started keeping track in 1948. Here is a look at some of these people as they search for a job.
01/29/2010 02:25 pm -
Diggin' It Forest lily, a Victorian favorite, makes a comeback
11/12/2009 12:00 am -
Difference Maker People Making a Difference: Bob Hildreth and Lisa Ballantine
These two innovators, working independently, provide cheap, effective filters that make polluted water potable.
06/15/2009 01:00 am -
Blagojevich case is part of feds’ focus on graft
The FBI is probing some 2,500 public corruption cases – a 50 percent jump since 2003.
12/10/2008 12:00 am -
People can change
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
04/03/2008 01:00 am -
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02/26/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion Had enough gun violence?
We can't let the NRA block sensible gun-control laws.
02/20/2008 12:00 am -
Private colleges' crime records going public
A Connecticut commission ruled last week that Yale University must provide access to campus police personnel records. It's the latest in a series of rulings mandating greater openness at private universities.
02/19/2008 12:00 am -
School shooters and mall gunmen – disarmed
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
02/19/2008 12:00 am
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