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Elgin native Paulina Castro puts it all together for healthiest season at NIUMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - Her thick brown hair is long and flowing again. Paulina Castro can wear her hair in a ponytail, a bun atop her head, or a braid down her back. Whatever she wants. Castro...
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Rozner: Seabrook's Blackhawks career was solid as a rockMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - Antti Niemi wasn't terrific in Game 1 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, which raised a few eyebrows and made a decent portion of the locals nervous. So when he bounced back...
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Antidote to MarchMar 07, 2021 12:00 am - In the New England where I grew up, March was an unpopular month - wet, muddy, cold and, with the occasional late-spring snowfall and mud, really ugly. Nobody ever wrote...
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How much to fine rule-breakersMar 06, 2021 6:00 am - Q: The consensus among our board and owners is that the rules of our association fairly reflect important issues and do not go overboard. However, the section on enforce...
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Why I enjoy cooking and great books, my 'special interests'Mar 06, 2021 5:00 am - Cooking is a hobby of mine. I love to cook - and also to devise healthy, interesting and slimming recipes and meal plans. We all need some home-based hobbies these days,...
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Whole-house surge suppressors can save appliances, electronicsMar 06, 2021 5:00 am - Q: I have had a couple of electronic items burn out from lightning during thunderstorms. Other items don't seem to last as long as they should. Will a whole-house surge ...
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Facts Matter: Faith leaders didn't pray over gold Trump idolMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - A photo circulating on social media shows faith leaders praying over a statue of former President Donald Trump at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, or...
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Grammar Moses: Forgive my flagitious languageMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - I might have mentioned that I am not a Bible scholar, though I did read it, along with the awful allegory "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" and some political science tomes ...
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Constable: Wauconda Fire District found way to spread cheer during pandemic birthdaysMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - The coronavirus arrived in the suburbs last March as if it were a curse from a disgruntled leprechaun seeking revenge for being cheated out of his St. Patrick's Day cele...
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Group helps schools be more inclusive of students with disabilitiesMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago-based nonprofit providing empathy and disability inclusion programs to schools aims to broaden its reach in the suburbs. The Nora Project has programs runn...