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Geneva's Top Dog store offers treats for your petsOct 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Austin, Texas, has a reputation as a college town, a music festival town and an emerging technology town. But it also is a place "where dogs reign supreme," said Melanie...
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New overtime rule probably applies to your small businessOct 23, 2016 7:17 am - Q: Regarding the new overtime pay rule that goes into effect on Dec. 1: Does this rule apply to businesses with fewer than 75 employees? A: This question appeared in my ...
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What should you be getting paid? New salary tool could help you find outOct 23, 2016 7:16 am - Salary transparency has been a big buzzword in recent years. President Barack Obama signed an executive order that bans federal contractors from retaliating against work...
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Grammar Moses: A lecture about lecternsOct 23, 2016 7:00 am - My fellow Americans, I stand before you today to tell you that one stands on a podium and behind a lectern to deliver a speech. On this, I am a traditionalist. You might...
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Replacement windows vary in performance and reliabilityOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - Q. In the very near future, I will replace five wood windows with new vinyl windows. The windows are your standard-sized bedroom windows - no fancy designs or dimensions...
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Retention pond work in St. Charles raises questionsOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - Retention ponds around residential or commercial settings catch a lot of rainwater, but rarely catch our attention. We know what they are supposed to do - keep water fro...
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Rozner: Chicago Cubs' McLeod scouting big prizeOct 23, 2016 1:00 am - Jason McLeod stood in short-center field late Saturday night, about 30 feet behind a stage on which Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Tom Ricketts and even some on the business s...
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Why it makes sense to defer Social Security benefitsOct 23, 2016 1:00 am - Q: One of your columns using death-risk adjustments hit close to something I have been considering as my wife and I get closer to Social Security age. The common wisdom ...
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Imrem: 'Cubs' and 'World Series' finally belong in same sentenceOct 22, 2016 5:00 pm - Full disclosure: I had no right to moan that the Cubs never won anything in my lifetime. I was seven months old the last time they won a National League pennant. It's di...
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Guest: Why you should vote for Hillary ClintonOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - Thirty-three years ago, I raised my right hand and swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, a...