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Work platform needed by furnace in atticJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Now that I'm selling my home, the buyer's home inspector cited my furnace because it has no work platform. This heater has been in place for nearly 20 years and has p...
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'Smelly' co-workers give their side of storyJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - In last week's column about dealing with a co-worker's personal odor, I asked for comments from readers who have been on the receiving end of such complaints. Reader 1: ...
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Pace on Bears' kicking dilemma: 'It's kind of an open competition'Jul 21, 2019 1:00 am - DECATUR — The Bears officially ended their 5-and-a-half-week summer vacation Sunday and kicked off the 2019 NFL season with their traditional general manager, head coach...
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Jim Kendall: Selling can be made easierJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - Some entrepreneurs I know can sell almost anything to almost anybody, but most of us are more likely to be uncomfortable than comfortable when we have to sell. And, when...
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Refusing to walk away from chance to make Illinois betterJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - There's no question that Illinois faces many challenges. High property taxes, aging infrastructure and years of disinvestment from higher education have certainly made i...
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Transforming Route 53 Corridor into a Nature Trail Would be a Landmark achievement for Lake CountyJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - Now that studies for the proposed Route 53 extension have come to a halt, it's time to accelerate work on constructive strategies that will relieve Lake County's traffic...
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The contagion of rationalizationJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson Susan Brooks. Brian Fitzpatrick. Will Hurd. Fred Upton. You may have read or heard these names in passing, but they are worth lingering upon. These are...
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Be open and observant to learn from those around youJul 20, 2019 7:30 am - We can get lots of good ideas by watching other people, including strangers. This could be in a department store, at a wedding, in a restaurant, at a social gathering, o...
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More questions arise on marijuana issuesJul 20, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Given the new Illinois law that will legalize the recreational use of marijuana, can the board of our condominium prohibit smoking in the individual units by way of a...
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Rant about living in a staged houseJul 20, 2019 6:00 am - Q. As a faithful reader of your column and previous real estate agent, I thought I understood how the process would go when we put our house on the market this June. Lit...