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Mountain of mortgage paperwork wears down borrowersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could getting a home mortgage under today's post-housing bust regulations and procedures be even remotely comparable to going to the dentist to get drilled?...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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North: Wildcats deserve to dance, but what about Illini?Mar 03, 2017 4:00 am - If the Northwestern Wildcats (21-9) are not invited to the 2017 NCAA men's basketball tournament, I'll be stunned. After an exciting last-second victory Wednesday evenin...
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New crowdfunding law brings local businesses, investors togetherMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - Mike Perri had an idea his business could be even larger. As the owner of Cardfrenzy, a greeting card, gift and special occasion store, Perri has added stores in Darien ...
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Budget ambiguity has unambiguous consequencesMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - It's easy to understand why politicians take ambiguous positions: wiggle room. Avoiding specifics allows elected officials to champion causes that resonate with the publ...
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Speaking of Planned ParenthoodMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - Dozens of women in Congress wore suffragist white Tuesday night for President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session. You know this had to annoy him, all those ...
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Good month of action left for late-winter, early-spring walleyeMar 02, 2017 9:05 am - Rich's call came at the right time. My wife and I were baby-sitting for our 3-month old granddaughter and I needed a change of routine, as well as the inhaling of a tea...
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'Bonnie and Clyde,' comedies and film noir highlight local movie eventsMar 02, 2017 5:00 am - Beatty, Dunaway back for more bloodshed After shooting up the finale of the 89th Academy Awards show, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway join forces again on the silver scre...
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Constable: What do monks give up for Lent?Mar 02, 2017 4:10 am - The concept of giving up something for Lent appeals to lots of folks, as nearly one-quarter of Americans do it, according to Christianity Today. Lent, which began Wedne...
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Optimism in Trump's AmericaMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - President Trump's job approval rating, 44 percent with a 48 percent disapproval rating in a new Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll, makes him "the first president of the ...