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Forest preserve hike offers healthy start to new yearJan 04, 2019 5:00 am - For the longest time, I was a "non-winter" walker. As soon as cold weather set in, my wife was on her own in terms of walking the dog. Over time, she convinced me that p...
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Drainage cloth is important part of French drainJan 04, 2019 5:00 am - Q. When I bought my house, the home inspector advised installing a "French drain" to prevent flooding in the basement. He described how this should be done, but the part...
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Women's Watch: A look back at the top moments in 2018Jan 04, 2019 12:00 am - Happy New Year, women's sports fans! Before we move too much further into 2019, let's take a look back at some of the most interesting stories of 2018 in women's sports....
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The Democrats' magic numberJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts As the new year turns and Democrats focus on candidates to oppose President Donald Trump in 2020, there's one number they should k...
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What a changing climate means for governmentJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - Looking back at 2018's weather-related news, it seems clear that this was the year climate change became unavoidable. I don't mean that the fires in California, coastal ...
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Why Ben Franklin wasn't a fan of the bald eagleJan 03, 2019 10:00 pm - Let's start with the basics: bald eagles eat fish which they catch with their feet. As sharp as their talons might be, they can't auger holes in ice. So, in the winter t...
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8 Chicago, suburban acts that caught us by surprise in 2018Jan 03, 2019 5:00 am - Despite lots of show-hopping and online musician stalking, I'll be the first to admit I'm not even close to having a grasp on all the up-and-coming bands blossoming on t...
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Rich, drunk and high as a teen, he flunked out of Oakton. Now, he's a Hollywood agent who helps others.Jan 03, 2019 4:00 am - Drinking to excess, using drugs and living high on the hog as a trust-fund kid, James Crane bailed out of Oakton College in Des Plaines before he was even old enough to ...
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When Democrats embraced the 'southern border fencing strategy'Jan 03, 2019 12:00 am - In 2006, Congress passed the Secure Fence Act, which mandated the construction of multilayer pedestrian fencing along about 600 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. It passe...
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It's just as well we welcome the Wisconsin interlopersJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - Jim and I argued like a couple stray cats fighting over scraps in a garbage can. We never got physical and yet the shouting and face-to-face stuff, with drops of spit an...