RIVER FOREST, Ill. Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life. The man who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls routinely serenaded the restaurants where he dined and held mandatory family dinners every Sunday, said his son, Salvatore Ferrara. Nello Ferrara died Friday at his home in the Chicago suburb of River […]
February 2012
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Ask jobless how system should work
Congress should not be trying to reform unemployment benefits on the fly. If the nation’s system of jobless benefits needs work, and that’s an arguable proposition from the getgo, Congress should hold hearings — and get suggestions from those who are trying to find jobs as well as looking out for taxpayers and for the […]
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Trusting freedom at 4 below
MOSCOW — To observe the democratic awakenings happening in places like Egypt, Syria and Russia is to travel with a glow in your heart and a pit in your stomach. The glow comes from watching people lose their fear and be willing to take enormous risks to assert, not a particular ideology, but the most […]
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Boycott big banks
To the editor: Boycott the big banks. Move your money. Speaking as one who has done it, I can tell you that, although it isn’t easy, it absolutely can be done, and it is something that anybody with a bank account can do. If enough of us do it nationwide, it will definitely have an […]
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Our link to lynx
To the editor: I am writing to express my deep concern about the proposed Incidental Take Permit that could allow for trappers to avoid penalty and responsibility for the deaths of Canadian lynx in Maine. I am not against hunters who practice their craft with skill and respect. Taking any life should require no less […]
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Jobless aid applications drop
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four- year low last week, an encouraging sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months. The Labor Department said today that weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000. That’s the second-lowest level since April 2008. lower […]
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Ford losing two top officials to retirement
DETROIT (AP) — Ford says two top executives who helped lead its comeback are retiring. Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth and global product development chief Derrick Kuzak both will retire April 1. But CEO Alan Mulally says he has no plans to leave. He quickly named Controller Bob Shanks to replace Booth. Engineering chief Raj […]
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German man wins Empire race again
NEW YORK (AP) — A German runner has won an annual race up 86 flights of stairs at the Empire State Building for a record seventh straight time. Stuttgart resident Thomas Dold completed the Empire State Building Run- Up on Wednesday in 10 minutes and 28 seconds. “Well, the good thing is that I’ve done […]