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Rules for smoke alarms now 20 years oldDec 26, 2021 5:00 am - Q: Are smoke alarms required to be hardwired and networked together throughout a home? If so, when did these standards take effect? A: Smoke alarms in dwellings must be ...
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Estrich: Home COVID-19 tests sound good, but are they?Dec 26, 2021 12:00 am - By Susan estrich If you've ever done a home pregnancy test, you know what it's like to look for a line that's not there. My problem with my first three home COVID-19 tes...
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Arkush: Foles made all the difference in this Bears winDec 26, 2021 12:00 am - Under most circumstances, the Bears' 25-24 come-from-behind win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday would be exciting, joyful and celebrated. The Bears drove 80 yards on...
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Bulls' DeRozan on pace for historic fourth quarter efficiencyDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - Even though he's stuck it to the Lakers a couple of times, it doesn't seem right to call this the DeMar DeRozan Revenge Tour. He's just not angry about anything. It's no...
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New Year's reflections on the Order of the Good TimeDec 25, 2021 6:00 am - This New Year I'm going for reflections on the good times instead of resolutions. My beloved Baheej was big on New Year's resolutions. Each year we actually wrote them d...
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President can resign office, yet stay on boardDec 25, 2021 6:00 am - Q: The president of the board of directors of our condominium has mentioned she may resign as president because of the increasing demands of her regular, full-time job. ...
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O'Neil and Banks together again in CooperstownDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - It is too late for John "Buck" O'Neil to deliver his Hall of Fame induction speech. But O'Neil's recent election to the Hall of Fame by the Early Baseball Era Committee ...
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Grammar Moses: It just ain't my dayDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Today's column will take you less time to dispatch than the Christmas ham and probably cause twice the dyspepsia. It has me. If we're anything alike, you feel like you'r...
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Arkush: Bears, Seahawks matchup features two of NFL's biggest disappointmentsDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - At 5-9, the Seahawks are arguably a bigger disappointment than the Bears. They entered the season a solid playoff contender and some folks' pick to win the highly compet...
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Constable: With 2021 a repeat of 2020, we put our hope in 2022Dec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Last year at this time, Americans were about to celebrate the arrival of something great. OK, that was a bit optimistic. What we really had was a fervent hope that 2021 ...