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The best career advice from this year's graduation speechesMay 27, 2018 1:10 am - This year's headline-grabbing commencement speeches have been high on thinly veiled critiques of the Trump administration and big on dire warnings about the state of Ame...
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Trump's true talent is marketing failure as successMay 27, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump's recurring criticism of his predecessor is that he just didn't know how to make a deal. "Obama is not a natural deal maker," he tweeted in 2016, complainin...
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Don't let 'perfect' be enemy of 'good' in nuclear negotiationsMay 27, 2018 1:00 am - In the autumn of 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis, the United States and the then-Soviet Union came as close to a nuclear exchange as has ever happened. Within a yea...
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Anderson-Khleif: How to seek out old and new friends to help you cope with griefMay 26, 2018 7:30 am - After the death of a dear one, it takes a while to see that grief will be part of your future, perhaps forever. Your family and friends are your first helpmates. I am l...
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Avoid these three mistakes when dietingMay 26, 2018 7:00 am - Diet fads come and go, but there are 3 key factors you must always address, regardless of which diet you choose to follow. Many of our clients initially came to us makin...
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Earnest money is standard practiceMay 26, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We are looking to buy our first home, and we have a good agent, but I thought I would double-check with you. She says we will be expected to give her a substantial ch...
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Some questions about mortgage interest ratesMay 26, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Why have mortgage interest rates been creeping up over the last few months? A. Recent declines in unemployment to rock bottom levels and the accompanying increase in ...
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Owners may challenging a proxy formMay 26, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We live in an Illinois common interest association of over 100 townhouses. Each year, we hold an annual election meeting and election for the board. Procedurally, pro...
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Oswald: Fake news floods social media after school shootingMay 26, 2018 1:00 am - Investigators could not pinpoint a motive after a 17-year-old boy killed 10 people May 18 at Santa Fe High School in Texas, The Associated Press reported. "(It was) one ...
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Grammar Moses: Must I repeat myself?May 26, 2018 1:00 am - That that is, is. That that isn't, isn't. I just love that. It feels like it should be part of a lost verse from "Qué Será, Será." A reader named Jan Waichunas wrote: "O...