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Biden moves forward with open-doors immigration policy. Why?Mar 14, 2021 12:00 am - "BIDEN," say the young demonstrators' T-shirts, imitating his campaign logo, "PLEASE LET US IN!" The picture ran in The New York Times, but one wonders whether whoever p...
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Give your money to the undeserving poorMar 14, 2021 12:00 am - Back in the ancient times, when our ancestors smoked nonfilter cigarettes and were sometimes shot for trying to form a union, there was a group of people called "the des...
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Building owners have legal remedy to seek unpaid rentMar 13, 2021 6:01 am - Q: I have a tenant who has not paid rent since last November. I think he still has the same job he had when he first came in so I don't think he is any worse off than he...
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Verbal resignations do not countMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - Q: The pandemic seems to be shortening the fuse of a lot of people these days, and the board members for our condominium association are no exception. Unfortunately, the...
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Flashbacks and remembering those last days and momentsMar 13, 2021 5:00 am - Did any of these ever happen to you? You wake up and realize something is terribly wrong? You get a call in the middle of the night or a policeman at the door saying, "T...
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A center-centric MVP race and other NBA midseason awardsMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - The NBA all-star break happened at roughly the midway point of the 72-game season, so let's take a look at the leaders for the major awards with the season halfway done:...
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Facts matter: Dr. Seuss books were not banned by BidenMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - Dr. Seuss Enterprises, on March 2, announced it would no longer be publishing six titles by Theodor Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, because the books have been criticized for depi...
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Grammar Moses: 'Dictionary Man' gets the last wordMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - I have many pen pals in my line of work and, of course, I quickly developed a running discourse with a guy who calls himself "The Dictionary Man." Ted Utchen of Wheaton ...
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What are Bears' chances of success with Wilson or Watson?Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - Let's forget for just a moment whether there is any chance Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson or even Aaron Rodgers will get traded. Let's forget that of the 10 to 12 quarte...
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As the torch passes, Rolling Meadows' Christie brothers soak it all inMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - It was part little brother bidding a fond farewell to big brother, and it was part big brother passing down the torch. The Christie brothers, Max and Cameron, have becom...