Columns
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Old basement floor tile should not be disturbedSep 30, 2018 7:00 am - Q. Back in the summer, some 20 years ago, water got in my cellar. There was carpet on the floor as well as a pad. The water soaked the carpet and seeped into the bottom ...
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Mom can't stop meddling in adult daughters' rivalrySep 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My young adult daughters have an ongoing issue: The younger feels her sister withholds support during many critical events in her life. The older sister, when confron...
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Analysis: How much people really make in the 'gig economy'Sep 30, 2018 1:11 am - The "gig economy" has been hailed as a major disruption to the American workforce, as sites like Uber, Airbnb and Etsy offer workers new ways to make money and work a fl...
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Tollway needs help from motorists to ensure worker safetySep 30, 2018 1:00 am - Last year, we lost one of our colleagues at the Illinois Tollway when he was struck and killed by a vehicle while working along the Tri-State Tollway. Nearly a year to t...
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Trump is hastening the arrival of a post-American worldSep 30, 2018 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's speech on Tuesday at the United Nations was an intelligent - at times eloquent - presentation of his "America First" world view. He laid out an ...
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Be good to yourself with occasional treatsSep 29, 2018 7:30 am - Treat yourself - I got this idea from friend Pat. One day she wrote to me that out of the blue she had stopped and enjoyed a hot fudge sundae - something she loves. She...
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Could drinking red wine help with knee pain?Sep 29, 2018 7:30 am - A number of years ago, at a dinner party, one of the quests asked me why her knee pain improved when she drank red wine. She stated that she only would have one glass o...
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When a board meeting must be openSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - Q. We are a common interest community of 60-plus townhouses and have a five-member board. I understand the law provides only limited reasons allowing a board to meet in ...
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Buyers should think of futureSep 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We have read your column for several years while we are renting, and now we are ready to look at houses to buy. We have a real estate agent we like, but it would be g...
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Constable: From Playboy bunny to queen of lawn goose fashionSep 29, 2018 1:00 am - Researching online for a column about suburbanites who dress up concrete lawn geese to match the season, the first hit connects me to Nancy Gardner, Class of 1968 Kanela...