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Our mothers, grandmothers showed us how to manage frightening timesMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - March is Women's History Month and over the years in my role as Women's Initiative Coordinator for Itasca Bank, we've presented portrayals of many different women in his...
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Rozner: Nationals' comeback one for the agesMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - • Second in a series It was June 10, 2019, and the Washington Nationals were in Chicago to face the White Sox. The Nats were 30-35 and 7 games out of the East Division l...
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How the pandemic can affect association board meetingsMar 28, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Can the board of our association postpone the annual meeting of its owners because of the COVID-19 pandemic? A: The virus that causes COVID-19 has been declared a nat...
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Rely on the experiences of friends to cope with griefMar 28, 2020 6:00 am - When my beloved husband died, my friends were so helpful in supporting me. I'm not talking about just being comforting, bringing meals and inviting me to gatherings. The...
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Who's best? Rogers or Dugalic? Both have a case for being Ms. BasketballMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Who was the best girls basketball player in Illinois this season? The top two candidates reside right here in the suburbs: Maine West's Angela Dugalic and Lake Park's D...
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Facts Matter: Ice cream won't make you vulnerable to COVID-19Mar 28, 2020 1:00 am - An old message listing false information about the coronavirus is being delivered in a new format. An audio message on Facebook Messenger offers ways people can avoid be...
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Hart's shot capped fairy tale ending for state champion GenevaMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - As a sports writer, there's nothing better than covering a basketball game that comes down to the last possession and watching a player drain a game-winning shot as time...
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Grammar Moses: It's not a pickup line, it's a paraprosdokianMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? My lede today is an example of a "paraprosdokian," a mouthful-and-a-half of a figure of speech in which...
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Baseball Way Back: Taking in Wrigley Field, then-Comiskey Park for the first timeMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - “Get your pencils and score cards ready. And I'll give you the correct lineup for today's ballgame,” intoned the wizened voice over the public address system. I would la...
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Constable: Addicts must balance risk of coronavirus with threat of relapseMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you are part of a religious congregation, joining with an audience at a concert, sitting next to a stranger in the crowd at a baseball game, or just chatting wit...