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How adding Sunday hours boosts business for Geneva thrift shopAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - It took some time to convince him, but Bernie Schlameuss eventually gave in to the notion that maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to open the shop he manages on Sunday...
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Sound check: John Mayer ditches the Company for solo Chicago showsAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - John Mayer and more at the United Center When John Mayer first hit commercial acclaim in the early 2000s with "Room for Squares," the acoustic singer-songwriter off...
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Constable: Just how good are poll's most satisfying job (singer) and least (radio/TV producer)?Aug 08, 2019 5:30 am - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones have made more than a satisfactory living singing hit songs including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." But according t...
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Feder: Reader to host 'Love Letter to Chicago Journalism'Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader is counting on the gratitude and generosity of local journalists to help jump-start its latest fundraising effort, Robert Feder writes. The independe...
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In era of division, we can read too much into a headlineAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - It is hard for me to read some of the reaction to a derided New York Times headline without a smirk, a sigh and a forlorn shake of the head. The controversy begins with ...
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A red flag in DixieAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - As the entire nation reeled from the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, South Carolinians were met with news that a local teen had made violent, raci...
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Keys to nurturing kids: Self-control, praise, teachAug 07, 2019 11:00 pm - Some of our favorite family stories have to do with our youngest daughter and her childhood zest for life. For example, there was the time at age 5 she decided she was ...
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Geneva's Little Red Barn Door adds Little Barn BabyAug 07, 2019 11:00 pm - When merchants listen to what their customers say, it can lead to new adventures. For Sylvia Torres, owner of the Little Red Barn Door home décor and furniture store in ...
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Nab your spot in Cook of the Week challengeAug 07, 2019 6:00 am - Nab your spot in Cook of the Week Challenge 2019
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Some surprise wine standouts found in cansAug 07, 2019 6:00 am - Wine packaging made headlines recently. No less than U.S. Senator of New York Chuck Schumer arguing that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau reduce restrictions...