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Is child's birthday party a celebration or gift grab?Oct 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Our daughter's classmate has a July birthday. Her parents always organize a birthday party for her shortly after school is in session, when all of her friends are aro...
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Artifact collecting dates to the beginning of timeOct 01, 2018 6:00 am - “Who found the first artifact?” asked a Wauconda Area Library STEM camper. Things crafted by humans are artifacts, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explained. Art...
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Feder: Anne Elizabeth Moore named editor of Chicago ReaderOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Anne Elizabeth Moore, the noted author, artist, cultural critic and comics journalist, has been named editor-in-chief of the Chicago Reader, as the 47-year-old alternati...
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Feder: CBS 2 promotes meteorologist Mary Kay KleistOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - Mary Kay Kleist has been promoted to 5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday meteorologist at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, Robert Feder writes. Kleist, who joined the station's weather st...
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We must work to protect outdoor treasures in suburban areasOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - It never fails to amaze me how quickly our natural resources, things and places once considered sacred, disappear. In our society, short term gains always trump long ter...
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Writing is on the wall for Palatine's Holz at New York U.Oct 01, 2018 1:00 am - From volleyball teammates in Illinois to opponents on the east coast. Haley Holz got to play with her sister Heather for one year when they were a freshman and senior at...
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Rozner: No time for Cubs to stew in this oneOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - This has been building for weeks, this Brewers run at the Cubs. It's been building and building toward this crescendo, the Cubs dancing about the ring, trying to stay ah...
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How to handle PTSD appointments at work, other issuesOct 01, 2018 1:00 am - • From the worker wondering whether to reveal a PTSD diagnosis to a new boss: My new boss hasn't said anything yet about the weekly appointment I have, but he has share...
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Old basement floor tile should not be disturbedSep 30, 2018 7:00 am - Q. Back in the summer, some 20 years ago, water got in my cellar. There was carpet on the floor as well as a pad. The water soaked the carpet and seeped into the bottom ...
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Mom can't stop meddling in adult daughters' rivalrySep 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My young adult daughters have an ongoing issue: The younger feels her sister withholds support during many critical events in her life. The older sister, when confron...