Columns
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Look to lessons of grandfathers, uncles when facing challenges of copingFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - Grandfathers and uncles are often major influences in a person's life. They are loving role models, advisers, comforters and teachers. So the death of a dear grandfather...
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Board meetings shouldn't be recorded in secretFeb 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q. An owner in our condominium association secretly records meetings of the board of directors of the association. Is that permitted? A. Any unit owner may record the pr...
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Another desirable feature of a retirement plan: a set -asideFeb 23, 2019 5:00 am - Editor's note: This column concludes a two-part series that began in HomesSaturday last week. Last week's column on retirement stated my opinion that most retirement pla...
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Unpaid taxes will get homeowner in troubleFeb 23, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My 83-year-old aunt pays $3,000 a year in property taxes. Her house is paid off. She lives in it. She wants to defer payments of the taxes. Let's say she passes away ...
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Facts Matter: No truth to claim Smollett was offered job at CNNFeb 23, 2019 12:00 am - A recent story that actor Jussie Smollett was offered a job as an investigative reporter for CNN is false, according to Snopes.com. The article was published by satirica...
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Despite several setbacks, UIC's Northern stays positiveFeb 23, 2019 12:00 am - Somehow, Miki Northern keeps putting herself back together again. Like a real-life Humpty Dumpty. Northern, a senior gymnast at UIC, returned to gymnastics after ruptur...
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Grammar Moses: Of marcescence and Socratic debateFeb 23, 2019 12:00 am - One of the reasons my wife and I rarely get sick of one another is that we are both intensely curious and we both enjoy a good discussion of logic. One of us will come u...
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Supplements, diet changes can help with rheumatoid arthritisFeb 22, 2019 10:00 pm - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune disease affecting about 1 percent of the population. Although tremendous improvements in treating RA have been m...
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Newer low-flow toilets are the choice for replacementsFeb 22, 2019 5:00 am - Q. Our old master bathroom toilet does not flush well and we are thinking about adding a first-floor half bath. What are the best types of toilets to get for each room a...
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Aurora police response strategy - go right in, right away - goes back to ColumbineFeb 22, 2019 4:25 am - After hearing reports of gunfire and injuries at the Henry Pratt Co. facility in Aurora last Friday, the first police officers to arrive at the scene rushed right into t...