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Management should rethink mandatory-fun policy at staff eventsAug 27, 2017 7:15 am - Q: My company is implementing an appraisal system that will include ratings on whether we attend owner-sponsored social gatherings, such as picnics and athletic events, ...
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How to avoid a flood-damaged carAug 27, 2017 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. I want to buy a used car and I am worried about the recent flooding. I don't want to buy a flood-damaged car. Is there a surefire way to tell if a ...
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Couple discovers past loan still a "lien" on their homeAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My wife and I are in the process of obtaining a home-equity loan for our co-op apartment. We currently have one mortgage on the co-op and are obtaining a home-equity ...
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Bride-to-be feels upstaged by another weddingAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My partner of six years and I are getting married in September of next year and have been planning our wedding for about three months. My fiance's younger sister, "La...
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Schaumburg owner has roofing questionsAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I live in the area of Schaumburg that was hit by microburst. We have been accepted for new siding and roof. My current roof is 13 years old, siding is 30 years old. I...
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Robert Lee, no E.Aug 27, 2017 1:00 am - You know we've reached a point of - something - when a sports announcer named Robert Lee is reassigned from calling a University of Virginia college football game becaus...
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Biggest retail change: How customers get to your storeAug 27, 2017 1:00 am - In one sense, not much has changed since you - or maybe your parents - first opened your store's door: Knowing your customer is critical to successful selling. And your ...
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Two decidely different ways of fighting body shamingAug 26, 2017 2:00 pm - Who would have guessed that news of celestial bodies, which eclipsed all other coverage, was dimmed a few days later with the topic of body shaming? Stories about Monday...
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'Leaky gut' impacts other medical conditions, including migrainesAug 26, 2017 7:30 am - One area of controversy between traditional and nontraditional medicine is whether a condition known as leaky gut syndrome actually exists. Most traditional medicine ph...
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Special assessment resolutions must be drafted properlyAug 26, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our condominium association levied a large special assessment a couple of years ago, payable over multiple years. A purchaser of a recently foreclosed unit is allegin...