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Old pickup hauls childhood memories back to the forefrontJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - As a small boy, Ed Flynn spent many a happy summer on a lake and in the cab of a 1941 Dodge pickup. His mother grew up on a dairy farm in southern Vermont and spent her ...
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Gaining experience is part of the job of a home inspectorJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I am starting a new home inspection business and would appreciate your advice. After completing a training course and ten practice inspections, I read your column sug...
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How a networking newbie can make a great first impressionJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I was unimpressed with the letter writer in a recent column about time-wasting networkers. Networking is a complex skill set. The law student who annoyed the writer w...
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Five reasons you need a budgetJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - There are two loves in my life - my "boo" and my budget. OK, maybe my husband comes first, but I'm not kidding about my love affair with our budget. It's the road map to...
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Jim Kendall: Immigration: Business' third railJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - Maybe you should talk with an immigration attorney. If you have employees who are immigrants, even if those employees are fully documented, maybe you should erase the fi...
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Democrats, the asylum crisis is realJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - Given President Donald Trump's mean-spirited and often bigoted attitudes on immigration, it pains me to say that he is right that the United States faces a crisis with i...
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Evangelicals praise Trump at steep moral consequenceJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "There has never been anyone who has defended us and who has fought for us, who we have loved more than Donald J. Trump. No one!" This recent statemen...
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Remembering the beginning of griefJun 29, 2019 7:30 am - Here we are coming up on July Fourth. For many, it's a big holiday of gatherings, picnics, parades and barbecues — a recipe for bringing up memories of our loved ones. ...
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Cannabis may ease pain from fibromyalgia, study saysJun 29, 2019 7:30 am - As of January 1, 2020, cannabis will be legal in Illinois. Although there are differing opinions as to whether this is a good thing or not, recent research is demonstra...
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Take action on marijuana issues before problems ariseJun 29, 2019 7:00 am - Q. I have been reading a lot about the legalization of marijuana in Illinois. We have enough issues with secondhand tobacco smoke where I live. Can you explain how condo...