Columns
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Is the CFPB crack down on payday loans in the public interest?Oct 21, 2017 6:00 am - The opinion split on this question is almost completely predictable from prior political leanings. Those on the right view it as excessive regulation that is blatantly i...
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Unit owners would need to approve compensationOct 21, 2017 6:00 am - Q. The members of the board of our condominium spend a tremendous amount of their time on association matters. Can the board set a salary to be paid to board members? ...
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Rozner: TBS' Darling pitches honesty in baseball broadcastOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - Every now and then, there's something very wrong with baseball math. Yes, Kris Bryant, seven remains more than six. Feel pretty good about that one. But starting pitcher...
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Grammar Moses: Making cents of vending machinesOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - I had never considered this, but by avoiding vending machines whenever possible I've been missing out on good fodder for this column. Two readers recently brought to my ...
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Deadlocked over drainage problemOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We're trying to decide whether to cancel escrow on the home we are buying. Our home inspector found 6 inches of water under the building, and he recommends a drainage...
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Widescreen: Weak shows may be the death of the fall TV seasonOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - Is the fall TV season dead? I'm far from the first person to ask this question, but this year's crop of shows has me leaning toward "yes." I have sampled only three new ...
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Buyers are entitled to shop around for title insuranceOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — A recent legal settlement between the federal government and a title insurance agency is drawing fresh attention to one of the murkiest, least understood an...
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Suburban police monitoring Ford Explorer carbon monoxide leaksOct 20, 2017 5:03 am - Police across the country have reported carbon monoxide leaking into the passenger cabins of their Ford Explorer Police Interceptors - a staple of suburban departments' ...
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Rozner: Cubs' Almora has earned chance to play every dayOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Joe Maddon has his guys. To be fair, all managers do. Analytics or not, they have players they want to get in the lineup and players who struggle to find at-bats. Albert...
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Feder: Tribune Media takeover by Sinclair now in FCC's handsOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - The Chicago-based parent company of WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720 AM moved closer to its takeover by Sinclair Broadcast Group when stockholders of Tribune Media voted overwh...