All Stories from June 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Prospect Heights family wins backyard makeover contestJun 10, 2012 6:00 am - It's been a tough year for Sharon Zeeck's family since an electrical fire all but destroyed their Prospect Heights home, but things are finally looking up. The family re...
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Directional tires shouldn’t be crossed when rotatedJun 10, 2012 5:29 am - Q. In a recent article, you had a Q&A about tire rotations. While I agree with everything you said, I believe you forgot one important comment. What about car owners who...
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When do late-payment fees become ‘excessive’?Jun 10, 2012 5:19 am - Q. My husband and I rent a townhouse that is privately owned. Per the lease we signed, the rent is due on the first of the month and there is a five-day grace period. Th...
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Parents cause rift by choosing a favorite childJun 10, 2012 5:11 am - Q. How do you deal with a family member’s “conditional” love? I’m in my mid-30s, and am one of those kids who did not live out their parents’ dream, but have a sibling w...
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Bear the burden of our own retirementsJun 10, 2012 5:00 am - Municipal, county, state, federal — the story is the same. Pensions are underfunded and government officials don’t know what to do about it. We know how we got here. At ...
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Three tax payments in one year’s time?Jun 10, 2012 5:00 am - Within a year I will now be paying property taxes three times: Nov. 1, Mar. 1 and now Aug. 1. How does Cook County expect people that are already living paycheck to payc...
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Zero-sum means everybody losesJun 10, 2012 5:00 am - For all the hype about the Wisconsin recall election echoing across America, dear reader, you wouldn’t know it ended with a whimper, not a bang. The pollsters were sayin...
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What Wisconsin means to unionsJun 10, 2012 5:00 am - Tuesday, June 5, 2012, will be remembered as the beginning of the long decline of the public-sector union. It will follow, and parallel, the shrinking of private-sector ...
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A cluttered house can be daunting, but start the editing processJun 10, 2012 5:00 am - It’s easy to procrastinate on decluttering. Sorting and organizing may ease the mess, but a color-coordinated bookshelf of junk is still a bookshelf of junk. The declutt...
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Criticism of Obama doesn’t mean racismJun 10, 2012 5:00 am - Who are the true racists? When will racism really become a thing of the past? When many can finally come down from this self-righteous pedestal they’ve placed themselves...