Columns
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Aging 1968 Camaro scooped up and turned into an award-winnerDec 31, 2018 5:00 am - Upon his retirement in 2014, Greg Gorski and his wife Becky bought the present he always wanted - a first-generation 1968 Chevy Camaro RS/SS. “It was the car I always ha...
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Higher gas tax, Metra fares in 2019? Experts predict transportation changes in 2019.Dec 31, 2018 4:30 am - The old year saw a major breakthrough in O'Hare modernization with an agreement between the city and airlines but little momentum on other suburban priorities like Metra...
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War and politics: My story with Speaker MadiganDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - What if I told you that there was a time in Illinois' not-too-distant past when Democrats and Republicans treated each other with respect? What if I told you there was a...
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Feder: Tribune recovering from computer virus attackDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - While distribution was pretty much back to normal for Sunday newspapers across all Tribune Publishing properties, a cyberattack continued to disrupt production at the Ch...
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Husband often makes plans without consulting his wifeDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - Adapted from a recent online discussion. Q. Without consulting me, my husband committed himself, me and our infant to spending a week at the beach with his sister and he...
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How to properly seal a porch floorDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My question has to do with porch floor finish. I have a screened-in porch with a cedar floor. I have been putting Thompson's Water Seal on it each spring after power ...
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The demise of the big family-holiday traditionDec 30, 2018 5:00 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On the demise of the big family-holiday tradition: I had a large family. My mother welcomed everyone, very distant relatives and...
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Giving and sharing doesn't have to stop at ChristmasDec 30, 2018 12:00 am - It came and going, going, gone. You know: the Christmas season. The gifts have been opened, the wrapping paper tossed into the fireplace for later combustion. Small part...
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This Latino congressman should have asked Santa for a new set of mannersDec 30, 2018 12:00 am - Ever wonder what members of Congress get for Christmas? I hope that Luis Gutierrez got a new set of manners. Because, based on how he conducted himself at a hearing a fe...
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Rozner: Bears show no mercy for hapless Vikes and that's the way it should beDec 30, 2018 12:00 am - Talk about your no-win situations. There was little Matt Nagy could do to satisfy the masses Sunday, those divided into play-em or sit-em camps. But this was no fantasy ...