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Grammar Moses: In defense of 'thing'Sep 01, 2018 1:00 am - For years, one of my favorite movies was John Carpenter's 1982 remake of the James Arness walking carrot horror film, "The Thing From Another World." In this "The Thing,...
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When aluminum wiring is fineAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Last week, I installed a new circuit breaker in my electric service panel. While doing this, I noticed the 220-volt circuits are wired with aluminum. Unless I'm mista...
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Widescreen: 'Clear and Present Danger' is the best appetizer for Amazon's 'Jack Ryan'Aug 31, 2018 6:00 am - Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's popular CIA analyst who has starred in 21 novels and five movies, comes to the small screen Friday, Aug. 31, in Amazon Prime's aptly named "Tom C...
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Lower credit scores, higher debt ratios open opportunities for homebuyersAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Is it easier today for homebuyers with a high debt ratio and subpar credit scores to qualify for a mortgage than it's been in years? And if so, what might t...
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How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crimeAug 31, 2018 5:30 am - You and your Yorkie can join police in the fight against crime in your neighborhood. How? By taking part in efforts like Naperville's new “Paws on Patrol,” which launche...
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The stark contrast between a patriot and a poserAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer I was deep into preparing a column about Labor Day, our great end-of-summer celebration of the valiant toil of our working men and women, delving i...
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Despite drawbacks, there is value in political partiesAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - If you take a dim view of our political parties, you're in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his famous Farewell Address, he warned us against "the baneful...
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Movie review: John Cho looks for his missing daughter in smart 'Searching'Aug 30, 2018 6:00 am - "Searching" - ★ ★ ★ I predict that theaters being used as giant computer screens with rapid-fire "dialogue" boxes that spit out perfectly spelled words will become as c...
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Constable: Crowdfunding one way to start a job, but whom you know still countsAug 30, 2018 5:32 am - For most suburbanites, the era of graduating from college, sifting through job offers and choosing the company that will employ you until you retire is a laughable conce...
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Later start drawing positive reviews at Libertyville, Vernon HillsAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - As my two children became teenagers, it became so obvious to me that the school bus schedule in our neighborhood was all wrong. Backward. Here were the teenagers, bleary...