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Suburban youths sing at CSO's 'Home Alone' concertsDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - For the second time in three years, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra offered a "Home Alone" concert, featuring its members playing John Williams' score right along with th...
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What to do about that distant, frosty bossDec 17, 2017 6:17 am - Q: I have been working for the same company and under the same manager for almost a decade. I have also been going to school part time to earn a professional certificati...
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Find ways to utilize your unappreciated cornerDec 17, 2017 6:00 am - It's never pleasant to be stuck in a corner, is it? When the only available table in a cafe is that tiny one tucked into the corner, you have to pull your coat and umbre...
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Dry wells can fail as they ageDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When I do laundry the water goes into the laundry sink and then backs right up out of the floor drain. It goes down eventually, but the entire floor is covered in wat...
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Two parents, two sets of rulesDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My husband and I don't see eye-to-eye on discipline. Our kids are generally good kids, but they don't treat us with the respect I think we ought to have. When I annou...
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Collateral damage of "credibly accused"Dec 17, 2017 12:00 am - By KATHLEEN PARKER As the #MeToo movement gained momentum the past several weeks - and more than a dozen powerful men accused of sexual misconduct were suspended, fired ...
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Grammar Moses: My opposition to verse versus versusDec 17, 2017 12:00 am - It's not every day that I get a grammar complaint from a sports writer. The gripes I usually get from them relate to my prudish stance on swearing in print — whether it ...
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A healthy Republican Party can only be built on the ruins of this oneDec 17, 2017 12:00 am - I find myself wandering in an unfamiliar place. As a pro-life conservative, I am honestly happy - no, positively elated - that pro-choice Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama...
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A proxy is not a ballotDec 16, 2017 5:00 am - Q. A practice has continued for many years in our association that I have questioned. That is, the proxy given by one owner to another owner that designates who the owne...
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This week, the short answer is 'Consult a CPA'Dec 16, 2017 5:00 am - I try to hold the "see a lawyer" responses down to once a week, but this week's questions all can be answered simply as "consult a CPA." Q. My mother-in-law sold her hou...