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Zengeler helps to collect dresses so girls can enjoy promFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - Tom Zengeler, president of Zengeler Cleaners, has been working for 15 years with the Glass Slipper Project, which provides donated gowns to young girls who cannot otherw...
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Are you getting enough magnesium?Feb 25, 2017 6:12 am - Magnesium is a common mineral that is absolutely necessary for health. Although in traditional medicine magnesium levels are rarely measured, medical research has shown...
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Association owns assessment contributionsFeb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When I purchased my condominium, I had to make a contribution to the reserve fund equal to two months of assessments. I am now selling my unit. Should I get a refund ...
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Dropping escrow is not an option for manyFeb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Q. You discussed escrow in a recent column, but you didn't say whether I could talk my bank into letting me get out of it. Do you have any advice? A. If you were to not ...
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Why do borrowers pay for mortgage insurance?Feb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Last week I published an article on how home mortgage borrowers who were required to purchase mortgage insurance could earn a high rate of return by paying it off - with...
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Constable: Local Trumps cope with name's baggageFeb 25, 2017 12:00 am - When Jane Kenehan married in 1970 and took her husband's unusual last name, she often had to spell it for people: T-R-U-M-P. When John and Jane Trump were expecting thei...
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Grammar Moses: Is this headline different than what you'd write?Feb 25, 2017 12:00 am - Don Meseth of Des Plaines asked a question I hear often: "How does one use 'from' and 'than'? Example: 'Black is different from white' ... or 'black is different than wh...
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Rozner: MLB doesn't need change for sake of itFeb 25, 2017 12:00 am - Change is always good when change is for the good, especially the greater good. But change for the sake of change is seldom good. That seems to be where Rob Manfred is r...
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Don't let closing costs surprise youFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Everyone knows that financing and closing on a home purchase can be complicated. Which is why more than a year ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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Love and real estate can complicate relationshipsFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - Cupid can draw his bow all he wants, but his arrow can't pierce basic real estate laws. Q. I have a great credit score, but my fiance's score is pretty bad because he wa...