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Divorce can bring sense of loss and griefSep 08, 2018 7:30 am - A divorced man or woman is faced with many of the same things a widow or widower faces, and often must deal not only with anger or disparities, but a sense of loss, grie...
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Mix of bacteria, sugars and acid leads to cavitiesSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - "How do we get cavities?" asked a young patron from Grayslake Area Public Library District. Teeth are coated in the hardest body substance, calcium phosphate-laden ename...
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Association designationSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - Q. When I moved into my association, I submitted a written request to the association for approval to replace my front door, and I described the replacement door as whit...
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Introducing the quick mortgage shopperSep 08, 2018 6:00 am - Over the years, the topic that has attracted the largest number of readers on my site is mortgage shopping. I just counted 70 articles on the subject, going back to the ...
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All aspects of an offer are negotiableSep 08, 2018 6:00 am - Q. When we received a full-price offer on our home, it included a percentage reduction to assist with closing costs. Is the percentage negotiable? Because clearly we can...
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Grammar Moses: 'Lodestar' is my word of the daySep 08, 2018 1:00 am - I just love it when a word truly makes it into the zeitgeist. It must have been a red-letter day indeed when "zeitgeist" entered the zeitgeist around 1835. I wrote about...
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Chicago Bears need Nagy to be brilliant from startSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - All that's expected of the Chicago Bears this year is a run at the Super Bowl. Not much to ask of a rookie head coach. Matt Nagy will be developing a quarterback, runnin...
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Facts Matter: Fake post claims Nike protest landed man in hospitalSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Nike's decision to make former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face of its "Just Do It" campaign prompted protesters to post photos of themselves destroying the com...
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Constable: Charity takes aim at killer of 20 vets a daySep 08, 2018 1:00 am - If an elite enemy assassin were sweeping through our nation, killing 20 of our military veterans a day, people would demand an end to that horrifying carnage. Since that...
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Why inspectors often avoid asbestos topicSep 07, 2018 7:00 am - Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector said the heating ducts in the attic might be insulated with asbestos. He advised us to have the material tested by an exp...