Columns
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Meet the downy woodpecker - designed for drilling holesDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - If it weren't for owls, I'd be a woodpecker guy. Like owls, woodpeckers have some amazing adaptations. The downy woodpecker, our country's smallest woodpecker, can be fo...
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The newspaper legacy the Paddocks leave: Fearing God, telling the truth, making moneyDec 16, 2018 6:30 am - On Dec. 15, 1898, Hosea C. Paddock bought the Palatine Enterprise for $175 and started his newspaper business in the rural hamlets that would grow to become the modern N...
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Ex props up new wife by putting herself downDec 16, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I interact with my husband's ex-wife, "Debby," almost weekly at the kid handoff and other kid-related events. She is honestly one of the sweetest people I've ever met...
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Repairing a garage floorDec 16, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My garage floor is pitted in some areas. You mentioned a penetrating sealer in today's column. Is there a certain brand you would recommend? Would this work if applie...
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The collapsing gun lobbyDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Sometimes, dramatic shifts in American politics go unnoticed. They are buried under other news or dismissed because they represent such a sharp break from long-standing ...
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Rozner: Bears enjoy division title at Packers' expenseDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - The Bears have been talking about expectations for more than 30 years. And now they really have some. With their victory over Green Bay Sunday the Bears clinched their d...
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Business ownership complicates home loan processDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Thinking about buying a house? Don't call a Realtor, at least not yet. Stop reading the For Sale ads. Hold off on visiting open houses. Instead, call your banker - and a...
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Supreme Court poised to strike a blow against policing for profitDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - In 2015, Tyson Timbs" Land Rover was confiscated by Indiana authorities after he pled guilty to selling $225 of heroin to undercover officers to finance his opiate addic...
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Is the office holiday party a must-do?Dec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Q Almost every year, my office's holiday party is scheduled to take place the weeknight before my biggest deadline of the year. And, as before, I'm planning on skipping ...
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How you begin the day is importantDec 15, 2018 6:00 am - How we start the day is vital to having a successful, happy, and productive day. The better you feel about life and yourself, the better able you are to handle life's ch...