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St. Charles contractor to award new roof to breast cancer survivorFeb 09, 2020 6:25 am - After watching his mother deal with various forms of breast cancer over 22 years, Gary Paris had another thought in mind beyond helping his mother get through difficult ...
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What to do about a lazy co-worker when management doesn't careFeb 09, 2020 5:09 am - Q: It recently became obvious that a co-worker was spending two to four hours out of each day texting and shopping online using the company computer and her personal cel...
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Helping children cope with their parents' divorceFeb 09, 2020 5:00 am - Six-year-old Mary loved her mother and father. She wasn't supposed to, though. According to her mother, her father had '"abandoned" Mary. He was probably a "drunk," and ...
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Brick planter should not be built against the houseFeb 09, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Last year, I built a brick planter against the front wall of my home. Now that I'm selling the property, the termite inspector says there should be an air space betwe...
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A proposal for a less 'stupid' system of regional primariesFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - A few weeks after the 2000 presidential election, when Al Gore won the popular vote but George Bush won the Electoral College vote with a push from the Supreme Court, a ...
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Rozner: White Sox, Madrigal keeping eye on big pictureFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - While seven will forever be one more than six, the equation doesn't apply to every player on the verge of reaching the big leagues. That's because some of them actually ...
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'It's hard to find the words even now': Jack O'Callahan reflects as Miracle on Ice turns 40Feb 09, 2020 12:00 am - Jack O'Callahan has escaped the misery of Chicago, with its weather, corruption and taxes only a memory now. But he can't escape his legacy. Having moved to Northeast Fl...
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We've cut too deepFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - "Same knife cut the sheep cut the goat" - Cajun singer Horace Trahan, from the song of the same name. You don't learn to cover government by covering the United States g...
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Budgets must contain reasonable reservesFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The last reserve study for our condominium was done about 20 years ago. Contributions to the reserve fund are based on this reserve study, and have not changed year t...
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Be more supportive of those dealing with long-term griefFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Many people just don't understand long-term grief. They think you should "get over" grief, and expect you to do so. Friends and family are usually very helpful in the im...