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Look to past experiences when dealing with letdownsJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. How does one balance expectations between reasonably high and realistic? I've had a few disappointments lately that hit me fairly hard - a promotion dangled and then ...
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Starting July 1, no more free passes for texting (or holding your phone at all) and drivingJun 17, 2019 5:00 am - Illinois' law banning driving and texting is now five years old, and drivers caught violating it will face a stiffer penalty as of July 1. Scofflaws who text, talk or us...
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Madame President: It's common elsewhere in the world; why not here?Jun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Indira Gandhi (India), Golda Meir (Israel), Margaret Thatcher (UK), Mary Robinson (Ireland), Kim Campbell (Canada), Helen Clark (New Zealand), Angela Merkel (Germany), P...
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Feder: Ousted from WGN Radio, Patti Vasquez to run for state SenateJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Patti Vasquez, the Chicago stand-up comic who segued from stage to talk radio, has been forced out after a five-year run as late-night host at Tribune Broadcasting news/...
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Feder: Nomination fee casts shadow on Crain's '40 Under 40' honorJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Every year since 1989 I used to look forward to reading “40 Under 40,” an enlightening feature profiling a diverse array of up-and-coming business and civic leaders in t...
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Mike Jackson: You can (probably) score big locallyJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - You might not have to drive hundreds of miles to satisfy your hunger for great angling action. I've said before the Fox Chain 'O Lakes is a survivor that refuses to surr...
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Hanover Park-based cheerleading team wins unified world titleJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Hanover Park-based cheerleading team wins unified world title
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Wife is secretive about her pastJun 16, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Is it odd when your spouse doesn't want to share details about her life from before you met? I've been an open book about myself from the beginning and she has been r...
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It's risky to combine appraisals and home inspectionsJun 16, 2019 6:00 am - Q, I'm thinking about adding home inspection services to my real estate appraisal business. According to articles I've read, a home inspection can be done concurrently w...
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America squandering its power through foreign policy abusesJun 16, 2019 1:00 am - Last week we watched an unusual spectacle. The foreign minister of Germany, one of the United States' closest allies, went to Tehran and announced that a European paymen...