All Stories from September 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Saturday’s girls volleyball scoreboardSep 08, 2013 7:25 am - Saturday’s summaries * Conant invitational team results Champion St. Francis 5-0, 2nd St. Charles 4-1, 3rd Pius XI 4-1, 4th Lake Zurich 3-2, 5th Rolling Meadows 4-1, 6th...
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Work Advice: Bunking with the boss; paycheck privacySep 08, 2013 7:19 am - Q: I have a job and a boss that I really like. Unfortunately, our company wants to save a buck by having my boss and me, forty-something females, share a hotel room on b...
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Career Coach: Don't let others paint for youSep 08, 2013 7:18 am - If you could pick only one, would you consider yourself to be a critic or an artist? Your answer to this deceptively simple question could give you an interesting insigh...
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Car ownership costs depend on more than gas pricesSep 08, 2013 7:06 am - Associated Press DETROIT — When figuring out the cost of car ownership, consider where you live along with how much you drive. A new study by the online service Ban...
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Business owners still struggling after budget cutsSep 08, 2013 7:03 am - NEW YORK — LaJuanna Russell has lost a third of her revenue and about half of her staff to federal budget cuts. “It has been just a very difficult year,” says Russell, ...
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12 tips for better cover lettersSep 08, 2013 6:57 am - NEW YORK — Over the last five years, I’ve read something like 500 applications for entry-level media jobs. Over time, I’ve spotted many talented people, including a numb...
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Gender surprise first issue with mother-in-lawSep 08, 2013 6:14 am - By Carolyn Hax Q. We are expecting our first baby — a little girl! Just before the tell-all ultrasound, my mother-in-law expressed surprise that we would want to find ou...
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Lake County communities see green in BMW ChampionshipSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - The 70 top professional golfers in the world won't be the only ones trying to score this week when the BMW Championship comes to Conway Farms in Lake Forest. Lake County...
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Exploring Austria's old city by tram and on footSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - VIENNA, Austria — The bright yellow streetcar rolls to a stop, its bell clanging. I join the queue of passengers shuffling aboard, pop in a pair of ear buds and listen t...
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Field guide author helping to draw youth to birdingSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - From my perspective, the birding hobby appears healthy and growing. The bird walks and meetings I attend are usually well-populated, and membership in the DuPage Birding...