Columns
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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...
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Trailers need some maintenance, tooMay 06, 2017 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister As we start thinking about summertime, if it ever gets here, you might want to get your trailer inspected before the summer trailering season begins. ...
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How to cancel a board meetingMay 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Can you please inform me of the notification requirement for canceling a regularly scheduled condominium board meeting? Do we have to send out a mailing notice? A. No...
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Four inches of land may cause a mile of troubleMay 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Several years ago, my neighbor had a survey done before she put up a partial fence on her land. She had her son dig a trench adjacent to a cedar fence I had installed...
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Former Cubs pitcher Wood shows support for women's sportsMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - There was a time when Kerry Wood was like a lot of guys out there. Wood, the former star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, made a quick judgment about women's sports. "I wa...