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You'll want to pay more toward your mortgage, not more oftenFeb 09, 2019 5:00 am - Q. Will a weekly, bimonthly or biweekly payment mortgage really save me money? A. Lenders who offer mortgages with shorter payment periods than the standard monthly paym...
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Carmel Catholic's Ryan carries on after mother's mysterious deathFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - She never showed up. Which had to be more worrisome than strange, because why would Kathleen Ryan miss an opportunity to watch her son Zack coach his Carmel Catholic var...
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Rozner: Cubs' odd winter finally nearing an endFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - Theo Epstein has had worse offseasons. Take, for instance, the winter of 2005-06, when the man who ended the Boston drought had to walk out on the Red Sox in a contract ...
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Grammar Moses: A valentine straight from the heartFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - Have you ever racked your brain trying to come up with the perfect Valentine's Day gift that comes straight from the heart? Come on, I know you have. For my wife, Valent...
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Facts Matter: Checking in on State of the Union, Democratic responseFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and the Democratic response given by Georgia politician Stacey Abrams on Tuesday had fact checkers on overdrive. Whil...
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Where some see coincidence, others see sign of loved one's presenceFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - There is a debate about whether an unexpected experience is a "coincidence" or a "sign." This interests me because I get "signs" - something that happens that makes yo...
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Constable: 'Pitchers and catchers report' makes hearts flutter, and so do Fergie Jenkins' statsFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - This week of February is known for those four little words that make some hearts flutter - pitchers and catchers report. The Chicago Cubs' pitchers and catchers gather T...
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Latest credit breach exposes mortgage data for thousands of borrowersFeb 08, 2019 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - A large breach of mortgage data that has exposed the personal financial information of tens of thousands of borrowers raises key consumer questions: What ha...
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Series on 'Smiley Face Killers' shines light on Elgin man's mysterious deathFeb 08, 2019 4:25 am - The Smiley Face Killers - a much-discussed, -debated and (some say) -debunked theory about a band of serial murderers targeting young men near waterways across America -...
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Trump gave a very dark speech, but it contained a ray of lightFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - My professional opinion? It was a below-average State of the Union address in a long, distinguished tradition of below-average State of the Union addresses. The speech w...