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How to help a daughter move beyond being firedSep 10, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My 20-something daughter worked for several years at a local retail chain. She was fired after knowingly and repeatedly letting a customer take advantage of her at th...
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Competing with in-laws for a Thanksgiving visitSep 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My daughter has been married to "Peter" for eight years and they have two awesome girls, 4 and 1. They live near his parents. Thus, his parents can enjoy seeing their...
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Empty-nesters repurposing kids' roomsSep 10, 2017 6:00 am - There is sorrow in the home when one of your chicks goes away to college. A young adult's transition away from the nest is one of the parents' proudest moments, an accom...
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Solving an attic mold problem with proper ventingSep 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I need major help. I have always read your column, but now it's my turn to ask for help from someone I can totally trust. I had an attic fan replaced a couple of week...
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Rozner: Same questions, Chicago Bears still looking for answersSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears have been telling us for three years that they have all the answers, but they departed Soldier Field late Sunday afternoon with all the same questions ...
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The Dreamers deserve compassion -- and a legislative compromiseSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason." - T.S. Eliot We have every reason to assume the worst when i...
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Planning: What gets scheduled gets doneSep 10, 2017 1:00 am - The subject line of Brian Basilico's email reads: Do You Have a Wishing Statement or a Mission Statement? The difference matters. The email actually was a notice that ep...
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We knew it! Tollway transponders a 'talker'Sep 09, 2017 2:00 pm - Editor's note: Clarification made Sept. 12 to reflect cost of tollway transponders. A story about a little electronic gadget had, as we in the news business often s...
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How to build a better saladSep 09, 2017 7:30 am - Salad. The word itself can conjure up thoughts of dieting and boring lunches, but it doesn't have to be that way. Salads can be packed with nutrients, flavor, and color...
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Only an owner can serve on a condominium boardSep 09, 2017 7:00 am - Q. The board of our condominium association was under the mistaken belief that one of the candidates for election to the board was an owner. That person was elected to t...