All Stories from November 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Too many holidays for county court workersNov 04, 2012 5:00 am - In an attempt to look up my old subcircuit judicial district on the Cook County Court system’s website, I stumbled upon the 13 slated holidays for court workers. Since D...
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Porcelain garniture set hails from GermanyNov 04, 2012 4:50 am - Q. These three pieces have been in my garage for years. The set consists of two candelabra and a large bowl supported by a column. They were originally in my in-laws’ ho...
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Without life, what else matters?Nov 04, 2012 4:40 am - According to Froma Harrop’s column on Oct. 29, titled “‘Access’” to birth control doesn’t count,” she equates “free” contraceptives with a “virtuous economic cycle” as t...
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Time we shared and shared alikeNov 04, 2012 4:40 am - The Fence Post submission by Ross Collard of Albuquerque, N.M., makes a valid point about smearing the desert Southwest landscape with solar panels and transmission line...
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The real fun begins now for BearsNov 04, 2012 4:37 am - A certain former Chicago baseball manager always said that winning is fun and fun is winning. Not even the contentious Bears defense would contest that notion. Late in S...
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Don’t vent over money legally spentNov 04, 2012 4:16 am - Don’t vent over money legally spent Mark Bodett’s Fence Post letter has Margaret Thatcher saying that “the problem of socialism (people spending other people’s mone...
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Milwaukee tragedy exposes vulnerabilityNov 04, 2012 4:00 am - An armed man walked into a Milwaukee salon and killed three women and wounded four others before taking his own life. The suspect's wife was an employee at the spa and h...
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Don’t skimp on new bathroom accessoriesNov 04, 2012 1:01 am - Q. I’m a loyal reader and know that you have spent more time in bathrooms than just about anyone else I know. With that said, I’m doing a total remodel job of my master ...
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Renovating a home without demolishing your budgetNov 04, 2012 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Kitchen and bathroom renovations top the list of improvements for increasing the value of a home. But this labor-intensive remodeling can get expensive. Eve...
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Snuggle with sensational winter beddingNov 04, 2012 1:00 am - One of my favorite rites of fall is to watch the leaves on the trees around my home turn amber, persimmon and ruby. Another is to see bedding ensembles transformed from ...