Columns
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America withdraws as the Middle East burnsFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - There's a lot to be optimistic about today. In almost every part of the world, economies are growing and war, poverty and disease are receding. But then there is the Mid...
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Feder: Mark Konkol out as Chicago Reader editor after one issueFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - Mark Konkol, who promised to "set a new vibe, take risks and make waves" at the Chicago Reader, was forced out Saturday as executive editor of the alternative weekly aft...
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Same questions, same answers - but hope in a teen's cameraFeb 18, 2018 12:00 am - It was a profoundly poignant image: Thirty to 40 teens huddled together in a small dark room, their downturned faces illuminated by cellphones as they learned about an a...
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A to-do list before putting your house on the marketFeb 17, 2018 5:00 am - Q. We need advice about fixing up the house for sale without spending much money. We are limited. What really matters? A. Some brokers feel the condition of a house can ...
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Only titled owners can voteFeb 17, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I read your Jan. 27 column with interest regarding the ineligibility of a nonowner, whose spouse is a unit owner, from serving on the board of a condominium associati...
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Buying a house before selling the house in which you liveFeb 17, 2018 5:00 am - A homeowner who wants to exchange the house in which she lives for another one that better meets her current needs and capacities can save herself much grief and expense...
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Big-time development for Lakes product SneltenFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - As he waited to board an airplane out of Milwaukee en route to Arizona for his first spring training with the San Francisco Giants' big-league club, DJ Snelten recalled ...
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Grammar Moses: If you annoy me, you will be trespassedFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - Gerry McGovern offered counsel after reading a recent column in which I threw shade on the creator of the signs in Las Vegas that proclaim "Violators will be trespassed....
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Rozner: Blackhawks find the end of a dynasty isn't prettyFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - Dynasties rarely end with a parade. It ends just this way, a team never certain it's over, continuing to look for that one last shot. Still, crystal balls are cloaked in...
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Constable: Disabled skaters save Olympic-style competitionFeb 17, 2018 12:00 am - Some kids, and probably a few adults, cried. They couldn't believe Special Olympics Illinois, citing dwindling numbers of ice skaters, proclaimed that last year's annual...