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St. Charles' Fox Valley Lassies reunitingAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - At about the same time girls' sports were making their move at the high school level through Title IX legislation designed to give them equal footing, a group of young w...
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Imrem: With Jay Cutler, football won't be dull in MiamiAug 06, 2017 5:00 pm - The Dolphins signing Jay Cutler out of retirement Sunday reminds me of the Pistons hiring Doug Collins a generation ago. The Bulls had fired Collins as head coach for a ...
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Solar cooker is a fun toolAug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I want a solar cooker to help keep my kitchen cooler and save energy. It would also help in case of a power outage or emergency. Can I make one that really works or s...
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Should an employee have to host a boss overnight?Aug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q: My friend has a high-stress public-sector job. He says his office is backstabby, but his boss is great. Likes him, likes his work, knows about the backstabby culture ...
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Steering clear of ever-changing parenting trendsAug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. It seems that parents are considered remiss if they don't have their kids scheduled every minute of the day. Do you recommend free time so that kids can exercise thei...
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One small hole can allow water into a wallAug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. In a recent column about mildew in a shower, you listed a number of possibilities in which water can get into the walls and cause potential problems besides causing t...
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Should an employee have to host a boss overnight?Aug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q: My friend has a high-stress public-sector job. He says his office is backstabby, but his boss is great. Likes him, likes his work, knows about the backstabby culture ...
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Business accelerators become hot ideasAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - This is an interesting time to own a small business, especially a start-up. • Naperville's North Central College is roughly 18 months into ConVerge, a college-created bu...
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Hoffman Estates entrepreneur hits home run with artistic furnitureAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - Jennifer Hiser hit a home run with her new business in Hoffman Estates, 4Everly Adorned, where she paints artistic designs on furniture and other items. She created a s...
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Meditation may help with neck and head painAug 05, 2017 7:30 am - Is it possible to relieve pain without medications and medical procedures? Over 70 years of medical research strongly suggests that this is possible. One case in point i...