Columns
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Letter to Readers: New Facebook initiative involves you in our discussionsSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Dear Readers, Hosea Paddock's refreshingly direct description of the Daily Herald's motto - "to fear God, tell the Truth and make money" - gets a lot of attention, ...
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Feder: NBC 5 New Year's show won't be back - but something willSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - "Chi-Town Rising," Chicago's answer to New York's Times Square celebration on New Year's Eve, won't be back this year. But that isn't going to stop NBC-owned WMAQ-Channe...
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Fresh Thyme, Burlington coming to Fabyan Crossing in GenevaSep 10, 2017 11:00 pm - The Geneva strip mall along the Randall Road corridor that formerly housed the old Dominick's grocery store is getting a makeover. Not only are crews doing work to make ...
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Sergio's Cantina in Geneva to open upscale bar over restaurantSep 10, 2017 11:00 pm - It's been 10 years since Sergio and Lindsey De Los Santos took over the empty Potter's Place restaurant at the corner of State and First streets in downtown Geneva and t...
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Miss Septemberfest chair steps down, reflects on titleSep 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Septemberfest came and went this month in Schaumburg, but for one key board member it remains bittersweet. Cara Mohr chaired the Miss Septemberfest competition for the l...
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Imrem: Chicago Bears show signs that are positiveSep 10, 2017 4:01 pm - Mike Ditka was blustering on Soldier Field's big screens Sunday during the second quarter of the Chicago Bears' 23-17 loss to Atlanta. Among the former coach's declarati...
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How to help a daughter move beyond being firedSep 10, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My 20-something daughter worked for several years at a local retail chain. She was fired after knowingly and repeatedly letting a customer take advantage of her at th...
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Competing with in-laws for a Thanksgiving visitSep 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My daughter has been married to "Peter" for eight years and they have two awesome girls, 4 and 1. They live near his parents. Thus, his parents can enjoy seeing their...
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Empty-nesters repurposing kids' roomsSep 10, 2017 6:00 am - There is sorrow in the home when one of your chicks goes away to college. A young adult's transition away from the nest is one of the parents' proudest moments, an accom...
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Solving an attic mold problem with proper ventingSep 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I need major help. I have always read your column, but now it's my turn to ask for help from someone I can totally trust. I had an attic fan replaced a couple of week...