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Girlfriend harbors intense hatred of all menMar 31, 2018 11:00 pm - A. My girlfriend and I are both female, and she has always had some anti-male leanings, but she has become unhinged with the sexual harassment news in the last month. Sh...
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Felons are not protected against housing discriminationMar 31, 2018 7:00 am - Q. Can a condominium board deny a felon from buying a unit? Isn't that discrimination? A. A condominium board generally does not have a right to prohibit a person from p...
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There are still mortgages offered with little down paymentMar 31, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We have a pretty good credit rating but not much cash. My father-in-law says there are ways to buy real estate with little or no money down. Is that just in the past,...
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Do mortgage lenders still discriminate against minorities?Mar 31, 2018 6:00 am - A recent editorial in The New York Times, citing a study by the Center for Investigative Reporting (Reveal), suggests that mortgage lenders still discriminate - that the...
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Constable: From horrific childhood in Africa to 'American Idol'Mar 31, 2018 1:00 am - Bu Burt Constable Out of thousands of musicians nationwide who auditioned, 2015 Wheaton North High School graduate Ephraim Bugumba says he is "humbled" to survive the cu...
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Grammar Moses: Toe that line, tote that bargeMar 31, 2018 1:00 am - I dabbled recently in idioms in which a homophone could be dropped in and the phrase still would make some sense. “Say your peace,” for instance, instead of “say your pi...
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Sellers' wall repairs were soft and shrinkingMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Before we bought our home, we asked the seller to patch several holes, about 3 inches wide, in the bedroom walls. Two days before escrow closed, we did a final walk-t...
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Why wannabe sellers are looking but not listing their homesMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Call them the frustrated wannabe sellers - eager to list their homes for sale this spring, but feeling locked out of their markets by severe inventory short...
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Why a convicted killer claimed he got off easy with 47-year sentenceMar 30, 2018 5:00 am - Why would a convicted murderer file an appeal arguing that his 47-year prison term is too light? In the case of Adam D. Belmont - locked up for the 2012 slaying of forme...
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Airline deregulation put profits before passengersMar 30, 2018 1:00 am - Maybe you know about the beautiful 10-month-old French bulldog locked in an airless luggage compartment on a United Airlines flight between Houston and New York. Possibl...