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Double flashing vs. single flashing on tile roofingNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My tile roof is leaking in an unusual way. No moisture gets into the house, but at the edges of the roof I've seen water running from beneath the tiles. When I bought...
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Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privilegesNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I've been a government contractor for 20 years. For the last nine years, I've had telecommuting privileges allowing me to work from home two days a week. On this cont...
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Spoilers or saviors? The challenge for Democratic middle groundNov 24, 2019 12:00 am - For eight years, Joe Biden sat at Barack Obama's right hand, loyally serving the administration, promoting its agenda and providing advice and counsel in the development...
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Rozner: Bears' victory not exactly inspiringNov 24, 2019 12:00 am - Getting firmly into the holiday spirit, it's all about hopes and wishes for Matt Nagy these days. Every time Mitch Trubisky drops back, the Bears head coach hopes Trubis...
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How do we keep our democracy healthy?Nov 24, 2019 12:00 am - Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It's that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues - or at ...
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Hub Arkush: Bears get a 'W' but it's winning ugly againNov 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Picking the Bears over the New York Giants Sunday was easy, but not quite as easy as it was to predict they'd struggle to get it done. But before we get back to trying t...
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What's next for empty bank buildings in the Fox Valley?Nov 23, 2019 6:28 am - It isn't difficult to spot one. They are all over the Tri-Cities and Kane County area. We wonder what will happen to empty retail storefronts or restaurants, but another...
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Judgments must be disclosed to potential buyersNov 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q: Our condominium association has been cited on numerous occasions with building code violations that require actual court appearances. Do these matters need to be incl...
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No more checks and life's inevitable changesNov 23, 2019 5:00 am - A surefire aspect of changing times is that they catch up with you. For instance, an odd thing happened at the grocery store recently. The person in front of me at the c...
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Constable: Losing my mom is hard, but reflecting on her good 92-year-old life brings me comfortNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - My Mom died Tuesday. As much as I admire her 92 years of life, I remember as a kid thinking life had cheated her at times. Lois Evaughn Schembs was born on a farm outsid...