Columns
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Harassment issues require serious approachJan 07, 2018 1:00 am - "The key is to take every report seriously and not prejudge the situation," says Brian LaFratta. That's because the initial report "often is the tip of the iceberg, an u...
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Rozner: Familiar battle lines drawn for Baseball HOF voteJan 07, 2018 12:00 am - A new year, another new can of worms for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The latest was opened by Joe Morgan, of whom it is has long been thought that he believes in a Hall o...
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Constable: How a doctor preserved Chicago Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes' voiceJan 07, 2018 12:00 am - Professional baseball players' careers can end with one ligament-popping pitch, an awkward slide or the accumulated tolls of aches and pains. On the verge of his 6,000th...
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In the Iran struggle, information is ammunitionJan 07, 2018 12:00 am - Though events in Iran are murky, their direction is historic. The Iranian regime - which has made a project of destabilizing others through terrorism and regional adven...
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The best time of day - and year - to work most effectivelyJan 07, 2018 12:00 am - They say timing is everything. Yet when it comes to how we work, it's often not given much thought at all. We work 9 to 5 (or 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) not because that's when o...
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Affordable backup power supplies work well in a stormJan 06, 2018 5:00 am - Q. We had electric power outages from storms lately. It is inconvenient, so I want to find some type of backup electric power. What are my options that are not extremely...
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Don't worry that Zillow will tank your home saleJan 06, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I have a question about appraisals and home values. Our house is appraised for tax purposes at a lower value than the house next door, which has greater square footag...
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Board shouldn't extend deadline for one candidateJan 06, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The board of my association issued a request for candidates for our annual meeting to elect directors to the board. I submitted a timely candidate form for the associ...
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Don't be fooled about 'entitlements'Jan 06, 2018 12:00 am - The Republican tax scam reform bill is now going to cost you again, because that $1.5 trillion that they gave to corporations and wealthy donors will now have to be paid...
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Grammar Moses: When does a word become a word?Jan 06, 2018 12:00 am - "All my life," Ernest Hemingway said, "I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time." I'm sure the king of the simple declarative sentence and th...