Columns
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The mailbox and other small reminders of lossNov 14, 2020 5:00 am - I just went out and got the mail. I do so faithfully every day because of my dear husband Baheej. He loved getting mail and picking up the mail from the mailbox. Most co...
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Constable: A lifetime shared together ends with COVID-19Nov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Carmen and Mary Siciliano started married life in a one-room apartment during World War II. They ended it 76 years later in a fifth-floor hospital room they shared with ...
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Pepsi commercial puts Elgin native Sheldon back in front of the cameraNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Life in the fast lane has always suited Dan Sheldon. A standout three-sport athlete at Burlington Central High School, Sheldon was a football and baseball Daily Herald A...
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Grammar Moses: Z is always first in my heartNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - While wearing one of my other columnist hats recently, I wrote about our policy for handling election mug shots in the newspaper. It wasn't the idea that we run them wit...
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'Voter fraud' video is from 2018 Russian electionNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Fact checkers were busy after the Nov. 3 election and the announcement last Saturday that Democrat Joe Biden had enough Electoral College votes to win the presidency. Ch...
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Baseball Way Back: Why baseball and radio were meant for each otherNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - It cost $4.98 at Walgreens in 1971. I'm not sure what the vinyl would be worth today. But no sum would convince me to part with "Jack Brickhouse Presents Great Moments i...
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Itasca bank marks 20 years of helping women businesses thriveNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - A networking program helping DuPage County women-owned businesses succeed marks its 20th anniversary this year. The Women's Initiative at Itasca Bank & Trust Co. has sup...
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Security deposit dispute is an avoidable problemNov 13, 2020 6:01 am - Q. My wife and I purchased a four-flat about six months ago. There were four existing tenants and all had written leases except one. We received a credit for the securit...
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Fulfill your dream to earn a degreeNov 13, 2020 5:00 am - This fall, many students have learned what thousands of community college alumni have known for years; community college is an excellent choice! Whether your dream is a ...
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'Horse Not Dead' sign along Route 47 sparks curiosityNov 13, 2020 5:00 am - With all of the tension and insanity surrounding election results, it felt right to go with something simple and humorous to lead off today's column. And this is what I ...