Columns
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Imrem: Sports an escape from the labors of lifeSep 03, 2017 5:01 pm - Labor Day, like all holidays, is a great time to reflect on everything from the meaning of life to the meanderings of Joe Maddon. Like despite their flaws and frustratio...
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When you both get your dream job - but in different citiesSep 03, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My fiance was just offered his dream job, which would require us to move to another state - but I just got hired at my dream job two months ago. My new job is everyth...
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Solving mysterious black specksSep 03, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My mom lives in Houston and the faucet in her kitchen sink has a problem with the cold water that comes out during the summertime. There are very small black specks i...
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Homeowner seeks a longer lasting roofing materialSep 03, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our old, dark, shingle roof is leaking again. I prefer to install a longer-lasting roof this time even if it costs a little more. Other than metal, what durable roofi...
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Is needy girlfriend worth the price?Sep 03, 2017 6:00 am - Carolyn Hax is away. The following are from 2003. Q. My girlfriend and I have had an up-and-down relationship for four years, complete with several breakups. We keep get...
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Dragons don't just sprout up in the desertSep 03, 2017 1:00 am - By Ruben Navarrette Jr. Now that President Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, many Latinos are feeling enraged. And a lot of...
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Women's watch: No playoff run for Sky, but teamwork showedSep 03, 2017 1:00 am - The personalities, and the fast friendships. That's what second-year Chicago Sky forward Kahleah Copper is going to miss now that the team's season has officially come t...
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Heroic fundraising efforts just a suburban normSep 02, 2017 2:00 pm - I was trolling through our online archives when I came across the first-person, Straight from the Source essay by Jean Wescher of Carol Stream. She's the 34-year-old wif...
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Court case supports collection of unpaid feesSep 02, 2017 6:00 am - My Aug. 26 column "teased" that I would address in a future column the circumstances under which the purchaser of a foreclosure condominium at a judicial sale may be res...
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Public policy should encourage the building of home equitySep 02, 2017 5:00 am - Policies directed toward encouraging homeownership by increasing the affordability of mortgages usually reduce the rate at which borrowers build equity in their homes. T...