Columns
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Warm weather sparks memories of former custard standMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - A month or so ago, I mentioned a past fondness for the Gilles custard stand in St. Charles in the early 1990s, a small restaurant setting located just south of the corne...
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Imrem: Cutler's easy exit says it allMay 07, 2017 5:01 pm - There will be plenty of time this summer to critique Jay Cutler's move into his next career. For now, his eight seasons as Bears starting quarterback beg for closure tha...
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Praise for rechargeable cordless lawn mowersMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I am tired of the maintenance for my old gas lawn mower. I might buy a rechargeable cordless mulching one. Are they powerful enough for a normal yard and what feature...
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Safety debate could be explosiveMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. The sale of our home is locked in a debate with the buyers, and it was all started by their home inspector. The house is about 10 years old and has a propane gas furn...
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Hating the adult invitation to the child's birthday partyMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our two friends who we have been relatively close with for years have two small children. We have attended their baby showers, brought food over after baby was born, ...
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Grammar Moses: An old friend gets the final wordMay 07, 2017 5:00 am - A good friend - one whom I've neither seen in person nor spoken with on the phone - has died. Jamie Daniel, 95, of Geneva was a regular contributor to this column from i...
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Trump is hurting America's friends abroadMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - By Fareed Zakaria There has been much focus on Donald Trump's erratic foreign policy - the outlandish positions, the many flip-flops, the mistakes. But far more damaging...
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Feder column adds new dimension to Daily HeraldMay 06, 2017 2:00 pm - It was quite the first week for the new team of Robert Feder and the Daily Herald. On the same day we told readers the Feder Chicago media column would be running in the...
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Trying to lose weight? Avoid these common mistakesMay 06, 2017 7:30 am - When it comes to weight loss, there are a lot of experts out there promising to have the secret formula for dropping those unwanted pounds. And yes, it's true that there...
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Kaitlin Olson, Carla Jimenez helped make 'The Mick' the year's funniest new showMay 06, 2017 7:15 am - In January, I expressed hope that the cast of FOX's raunchy new sitcom, “The Mick,” could craft characters that win us over even when the show's more extreme gags tu...