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Owners must approve compensation of board membersDec 02, 2017 5:00 am - Q. The members of the board of our condominium are not paid. However, the board members receive a discount on their assessments. Is this permitted? A. The amount of the ...
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Revising the standard mortgage to meet today's challengeDec 02, 2017 5:00 am - People are living longer, which means they need more wealth when they stop working. One approach to this objective is to find ways to encourage homeowners to pay off the...
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Grammar Moses: Dot your i's, cross your t's and mind your p's and q'sDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - Kate Gingold wrote to tell me a recent column on how to employ commas when addressing holiday cards reminded her of something that's always confused her. "I believe it s...
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Feder: WLIT turns 'The Lite' back onDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - After more than four years as 93.9 My FM, WLIT FM 93.9 has turned back to branding itself as “Lite FM.” The iHeartMedia station unveiled its retro name (“The New 93.9 Li...
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Rozner: Chicago Blackhawks' Sharp happy, healthy in homecomingDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - With apologies to Thomas Wolfe, of course you can go home again. As for what you will find when you get there, well, rediscovering the magic is another story - or novel,...
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Constable: World's a stage for dialect coachDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - Saying the characters in “Billy Elliot the Musical” have British accents is like saying cats and dogs all have animal accents. Most of the characters in that production,...
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Zakaria: What if Trump knows his base better than we do?Dec 01, 2017 1:00 pm - Watching the Republican tax plan race through Congress, one is reminded of a big apparent difference between Donald Trump's program and other populist movements in the W...
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More bad news from protectors of the Great LakesDec 01, 2017 9:05 am - Please allow your imagination to run wild and try to visualize this picture. Imagine a muddy river loaded with life's castoffs running its course right next to the sacre...
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Contractor loses job over asbestos testingDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Q. I hope you don't mind another asbestos question. As a general contractor, I was bidding on the remodel of an old home. The ceilings had acoustic texture, sometimes kn...
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Less-stringent standards open options for homebuyersDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's an important question for anyone hoping to buy a home next year but who isn't quite confident about qualifying for a mortgage: Is it true that lender...