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As the year ends, the moral authority of the presidency is in tattersDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Vice President Mike Pence's obsequiousness at a recent Cabinet meeting - "Thank you for seeing through the course of this year an agenda that is truly ...
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Santa program delivers visits, gifts to area seniorsDec 25, 2017 8:00 am - Holiday parties played out last week on both floors of the ManorCare rehabilitation center in Arlington Heights, including its short-term rehab unit and long-term care f...
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Handling construction issuesDec 24, 2017 7:00 am - Q. When I purchased my house, they attached an addition with a flat roof. Fourteen feet of the original roof eaves were eliminated, which meant no eaves vents could be i...
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Focus on 'superstar' workers enables harassment, experts sayDec 24, 2017 6:24 am - These days, no industry, no workplace, no pocket of American life seems to be immune from the long reach of sexual harassment. From Capitol Hill to Hollywood, higher edu...
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10 memorable leadership stories from 2017Dec 24, 2017 6:19 am - The last year has been an epic one for leadership stories: A combative, unrestrained, ego-driven president in the White House. A divided, dysfunctional Congress with lit...
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Choosing items with proper scale key to a cozy roomDec 24, 2017 6:00 am - What are the essential ingredients that make up the perfect cozy space? Fortunately for us, the first requirement is a room that's not a huge loft space with 14-foot cei...
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A Christmas story of honesty, humility in ChicagoDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - This is a Once Upon a Time story for Christmas and for all hopeful people everywhere. It is also a simple story - deceptively so. It is late autumn 2017, and I am visiti...
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What's in a word? Consider 'youthquake'Dec 24, 2017 12:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist "Youthquake" arrives. The learned lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have now selected this word as official Word of ...
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Keep holidays calm to help Grandma manage family stressDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Q. I come from a large family, and my mother cares very much about having us all together for the holidays. My siblings and I and our partners and children usually make ...
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Rozner: Chicago Bears' victory takes back seat to coaching searchDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Three years ago this week, George McCaskey fired the Chicago Bears' GM and head coach and left precisely no doubt about who was in charge of the football operation. "We ...