Columns
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Feder: What's holding up sale of the Reader?Aug 06, 2018 1:00 am - On June 15, Edwin Eisendrath stood before the Rainbow PUSH Convention at the Hyatt Regency Chicago and revealed the sale of the Chicago Reader to a group led by Dorothy ...
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Making a difference in the world 'one handshake at a time'Aug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Given the fact that George Drost's family fled communist Czechoslovakia for Chicago when he was very young, his interest in the world beyond America's borders is underst...
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Rozner: Baseball analytics great, but don't exist in vacuumAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Joe Maddon began his campaign in spring training, perhaps because of launch angle as much as anything else. But his desire to get his players thinking more about basebal...
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Tips on winterizing a homeAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I leave my house in the winter and have had two methods of winterizing. I used both, which partially failed. The first was leaving my hot water system on and set at a...
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Ex-wife not interested in uniting to help suicidal sonAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My ex-wife and I divorced 21 years ago. I had a one-night stand and she told me to hit the road. I married the one-night stand and that marriage did not work. During ...
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Over 50, out of work and in despairAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Q: After working as a librarian for 13 years, I took two years off to care for a dying family member. I came back at the height of the recession, when jobs in my field b...
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Diplomacy with Taliban is only way out of AfghanistanAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to...
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Illinois needs real reform to cut taxes, control spendingAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - As the late Congressman Jack Kemp said, "If we have better ideas, we will win." In Illinois, the Republican Party has a good chance to win if we're bold and stand firmly...
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Owners must give access to common element repairs in their unitsAug 04, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I received a notice from the board of my condominium association that its plumbing contractor needs access to my unit in order to inspect for a source of a water leak...
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Window awnings will cut air-conditioning costsAug 04, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We need to block the intense heat from coming through my windows and door glass. We want to install awnings, but are not sure what is the proper size or material to g...