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Homeowners dealing with a bubbling, splashing toiletSep 11, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I really your enjoy your weekly column on home repair; it is very interesting and even more informative. I've had an ongoing issue with my toilet and I was hoping you...
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Wagging Hearts' Stancato leads help for animals displaced in Louisiana floodsSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Round Lake resident Linda Stancato, director of Wagging Hearts, a foster-based animal rescue and adoption organization in Hainesville, saw the devastation of the floodin...
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How to fill your autumn scheduleSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - What's better than taking a nice fall day off, at least figuratively putting your feet up; going for a hike or bike ride; spending the afternoon with a good book; escapi...
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Rozner: Familiar story for Chicago Bears in opening defeatSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - The thinking here was that the Chicago Bears did enough in the off-season to be just a little bit better in 2016. After one game, it's fair to say that the Bears are jus...
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How managed, index mutual funds differSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Q: Please explain the difference between a managed mutual fund and an indexed mutual fund. - E.E., College Station, Texas A: An individual or a committee manages a tradi...
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Welcoming the wretched refuseSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts The Obama administration recently announced that it would meet its goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fisc...
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Teacher challenge in digital age: Bathroom 'passports'Sep 10, 2016 2:00 pm - If you gotta go, you gotta go. Unless, that is, you've had your bathroom passport checked three times this quarter at Wredling Middle School in St. Charles. That's a new...
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Language exercises help stroke patients regain speechSep 10, 2016 7:30 am - Q: My mother recently had a stroke, and it's severely impacted her ability to speak. What can be done to help her regain her speech? A: Losing the ability to speak, or t...
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Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of Polycystic Ovary SyndromeSep 10, 2016 7:30 am - There is an accumulating body of research demonstrating that vitamin D is important in reducing the risk of a number of medical conditions such as high blood pressure, t...
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More reader comments on home stagingSep 10, 2016 6:00 am - Readers are still sending in comments about the rant from a seller who resented trying to live in her professionally staged home while it was on the market. Some sellers...