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Multiple losses add up to increased griefNov 24, 2018 6:30 am - Loss and grief add up. I have lost all four grandparents, my own parents, all my six aunts and uncles, two brothers-in-law, a sister-in law, several dear friends, my bel...
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Stay on track during the holiday seasonNov 24, 2018 6:30 am - The holiday season is upon us. For many, it's a wonderful time of year spent with family and friends. The days between Thanksgiving and New Year's seem to be filled wit...
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Proposed budgets must be submitted in advanceNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I thought the proposed budget had to be mailed to the owners 25 days prior to the board's adoption of the budget, for all types of owners' associations in Illinois. I...
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Ford race car to be auctioned for United WayNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - A high point in Ford's competition history was in 1968 and 1969, when its team won back-to-back 24 Hours of Le Mans races in a GT40. To celebrate, Ford has taken one of ...
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Refinance answers are available using online calculatorsNov 24, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Should I refinance? A. This question was posed to me recently through Quora, the question and answer website. I did not answer it there because an adequate answer in...
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Supt. Scott Thompson; Retired police can help make grade schools safeNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - Sandy Hook, Columbine and Parkland. Names eliciting horrific and deeply troubling images. Often the next thought turns to "could this happen in my school?" School employ...
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Facts Matter: Photo of 1960s icons is cool - but not realNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - A video showing cars traveling as fires rage around them was shared this month on social media, claiming "this is happening right now in California." The footage does sh...
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Grammar Moses: All's fair to a fare-thee-wellNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - To, two, too. There, their, they're. Sounds like I'm warming up my vocal cords for an aria. These groups of homophones are so popular that T-shirts are made about them. ...
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Constable: The trick of turning philosophy, physics and art into magicNov 24, 2018 12:00 am - As Wheaton native Jeanette Andrews gives her takes on Plato, theater, French existentialist Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex," quantum physics, her installations at ...
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Geneva gift wrapping and card shop opens just in time for holidaysNov 23, 2018 5:00 am - Whether operating a pizza joint, toiling for large companies or delivering products, Cherie McCarron of Batavia carried a consistent trait in her work. She was a prolif...