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New floor and wall cracks concern homeownerDec 31, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our house is a 50-year-old Colonial, wood-framed with a brick exterior on the first floor and vinyl siding on the second. I have been getting more cracks lately and a...
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Year of the Charlie Brown Christmas treeDec 31, 2017 5:00 am - If ever there were a year for the scrawny Christmas tree, this year was it! Even though we were almost a week from Christmas Day when I shopped for a tree, I was shocked...
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A glimmer of hope for the new yearDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Since Donald J. Trump became president almost a year ago, many of us have been diligently trying to figure out what his foreign policy is. He likes Russia, no question a...
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Transportation experts' predictions for 2018 in Chicago, suburbsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Goodbye to 2017, a bumpy trip for fliers, drivers and riders. Turbulence began early with a passenger being hauled off a United Airlines flight at O'Hare, and the year e...
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Rozner: After three years, Bears right on PaceDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - There's little doubt Ryan Pace will be "fired up" when next he meets the media with another major announcement. The Bears' general manager is always fired up. At the Joh...
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The great global story of our ageDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Daniel Kahneman, who won a Nobel Prize in economics for reshaping our understanding of human motivation, once said: "No one ever made a decision because of a number. The...
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Melatonin may help improve bone densityDec 30, 2017 6:30 am - A hormone often associated with sleep, melatonin, may have an important role in maintaining and improving bone density in menopausal women. A number of medical studies ...
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Board should hire insured contractorsDec 30, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I am a longtime homeowner in a small townhouse development. Over the years, the board of directors of our association has knowingly allowed individuals who are not in...
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Finding the bargains when shopping for a houseDec 30, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We are just starting out, and we can afford to buy a home if we can find a bargain. But we don't want to make a mistake and end up with problems. We'd appreciate any ...
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Are housing bubbles emerging again?Dec 30, 2017 5:00 am - Whenever home prices rise sharply, as they have in recent months in some markets, the housing bubble question is asked. It is an anxiety-laden question because the housi...