Columns
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Why your board should include a woman - or twoNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Ideas and insights matter, which means there are some extremely practical reasons that the board of directors of your small or mid-size business should include a female ...
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Widescreen: For many fans, Marvel mastermind Stan Lee was a hero, tooNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - When Stan Lee died Monday at age 95, Marvel Comics lost its ambassador to the world, an exuberant, kindly voice of heroism both real and imaginary. In the same comic boo...
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Feder: Two Emmys honor new generation of DahlsNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Fans of a certain age still remember how radio renegades Steve Dahl and Garry Meier shocked the media establishment when they won a Chicago Emmy Award for "Greetings fro...
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Feder: Kachinske out as program director at The MixNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Mary Ellen Kachinske, one of Chicago radio's longest-tenured and most successful program directors, is out after more than 18 years at WTMX 101.9-FM, the Hubbard Radio h...
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Our life lessons are all around usNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Learning takes place over time as there is no magic fairy dust to give us wisdom once it is sprinkled on. Most humans don't take the time to capture their daily lessons,...
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What the 6th District race can teach vulnerable Republicans on climate changeNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Before his loss on Tuesday, Congressman Peter Roskam had been showing signs that he may have been coming around on climate change. But voters delivered their Election Ni...
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Constable: Immigrant's worry leads to WWI service and an American lifeNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com What started because a worried Irishman didn't want to fight for the English during World War I turned into a wonderful Amer...
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Well-off boyfriend rages about homelessNov 11, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I've been dating this guy for about five months. I live in the city, he lives in the suburbs. Since I live where there's more to do, and don't own a car, he usually d...
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Proper venting of bathroom and kitchen fansNov 11, 2018 5:00 am - Dear readers: Recently I answered a very long question from a reader from the Chicago area who had sent me four photos of the most horrendous icing problem I recall ever...
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World War I veteran's memoirs recall hardships, gas attacksNov 11, 2018 5:00 am - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. On Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — the fighting that had b...