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New lab at Northwest Community will offer cutting-edge cardiac careMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Martha Atherton of Palatine fit right in last week at Northwest Community Hospital, wearing her monogrammed lab coat and mingling with all of the physicians and foundati...
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Octopus arms are really feet with a variety of usesMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - “Why do octopuses have eight arms?” asked a young patron from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Octopuses are mysterious. For example, they belong to the shell-c...
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Concerned my granddaughter will be messy like my daughterMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I baby-sit my 2-year-old granddaughter at her house one day a week while my daughter works from home. Their living room floor is always filled with toys and books. No...
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Agent disparages home inspectorMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Q. When we bought our home, our agent was displeased with our choice of home inspector and convinced us to use someone else. Now that we own the house, problems that wer...
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'Game of Thrones' recap: There are no winners in the apocalyptic penultimate episodeMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - "I am not your little princess. I am Daenerys Stormborn, of the blood of Old Valyria, and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood, I will take it." She said it sev...
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Vanier's radical Christianity modeled a compassionate pathMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - With the passing of Jean Vanier on May 7, the sum of the world's welcoming kindness diminished appreciably. More than 50 years ago, Vanier sparked an unlikely movement ...
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Nostalgia can be comfortingMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - A while ago, our daughter Leah told me that my writing is full of "longings." I suppose she is right. It is hard not to have longings when you have lost someone very de...
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Learning the proper way to do a squatMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - The squat is often called the king of all exercises. When performed correctly, it's one of the best all-around movements for total body strength and conditioning. When s...
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Agents must present all offers to sellersMay 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We recently signed an offer on a home and were told by the sellers' broker that no offers would be presented until the next day at 7 p.m. We had our broker write the ...
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Are hearings for rules violations public?May 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The board of our condominium association conducts rules violation hearings in an open session of board meetings. This permits all owners to attend and watch the heari...