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Can owners question board members at meetings?Mar 18, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our association recently changed management companies. Prior to the change, at the start of board meetings, there was an open session where homeowners could ask the b...
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Condo owner has options that are cheaper than suingMar 18, 2017 6:00 am - This past week, lots of readers were commenting on each other's problems. Here's the simplest suggestion that came in for those unhappy condo owners: • "I read your colu...
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Grammar Moses: Calling out the CalvaryMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - Pronouncing the words "jewelry" as jewlery and "nuclear" as nukeyuler are annoyances, but this time of year it's even more important to make sure you keep your letters i...
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Common earnest-money deposit mistakes that some buyers makeMar 17, 2017 6:00 am - Virtually all real estate sales contracts require the buyer to make an upfront deposit. Buyers should tread carefully and expect the unexpected. Q. The housing market in...
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North: Chris Collins the right choice for NorthwesternMar 17, 2017 5:19 am - It's all NCAA tournament talk right now, and I can't help but send congratulations to the Northwestern Wildcats and appreciate that the state of Illinois finally has a t...
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Survey of cops says ... public doesn't understand risks they faceMar 17, 2017 5:05 am - We've heard a lot over the past few years about what we citizens think about our law enforcement officers. But what do they think about us? Pew Research Center this year...
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Yelling racist in a crowded nationMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker "Culture and demographics are our destiny." Stop. But Iowa Rep. Steve King didn't stop there. He continued to feed his foot deep into his gullet: "We ...
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In praise of pragmatismMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - As you watch the health care proceedings on Capitol Hill, imagine what things might be like if we lived in more functional political times. In particular, what if Congre...
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Wotnow? Local app grows up, gets socialMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - When we last checked in with Deepa Salem about a year ago, the Naperville woman was just getting new mobile app Wotnow off the ground. The app, which Salem saw as a solu...
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Women's Watch: Would computer do better job of making bracket?Mar 17, 2017 1:00 am - He would never say it. DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno is too classy. So I'll say it for Doug. His Blue Demons got (how should I put this delicately?) a raw d...