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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...
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Comparing methods for exterminating termitesNov 23, 2018 5:00 am - Q. A friend told me a termite inspection is required by law when you sell a home. Now that I'm preparing to put my house on the market, I need to know if this is true. A...
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Sisters unsure whether they have inherited aunt's condoNov 23, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My aunt died a few weeks ago. She owned a condominium for many years. My sister and I are trying to figure out what to do. My aunt was never married and never had any...
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Caribbean real-estate dream turns into $100 million nightmare for retireesNov 23, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ever fantasize about fleeing the winter cold and getting in on the ground floor of a beachfront real estate deal in which you double your money in a few yea...