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Counter top cooking appliances versus range and ovenSep 04, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I cook a lot at home, usually just for my husband and myself now that the kids are older. I was wondering if it is more efficient to use smaller countertop appliances...
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Family fights over ownership of mother's homeSep 04, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I had been living with my mom for the past 12 years in the house she has owned for at least the last 20 years. She has always told me the house would be mine when she...
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Why your website should be mobile friendlySep 04, 2016 1:00 am - Everyone, it seems, has a smartphone. And they use it a lot, even when you thought they were paying rapt attention to your conversation. There is little fresh data, but ...
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Baseball's storyteller, our friendSep 04, 2016 1:00 am - By George F. Will Irish poets learn your trade Sing whatever is well made. ... - William Butler Yeats, "Under Ben Bulben" LOS ANGELES - For 67 years, the son of Vin...
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Craig trades Australia for suburbs as new exec at Tour EdgeSep 04, 2016 1:00 am - John Craig is no different from many golfers. Weather doesn't stop him. In fact, he is leaving the warmth of his homeland, Australia, to move to the suburbs in January t...
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Almost missed the pitch on big story about young athletesSep 03, 2016 2:00 pm - Imposing pitch counts on high school baseball players has been a hot topic the past week. Under orders from its national chapter, an Illinois High School Association com...
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Study offers evidence that insomnia, weight gain are linkedSep 03, 2016 7:30 am - Q: I've been suffering from insomnia for the past year or so. I've also gained 15 pounds over the same time period. Could the two be connected? A: I spoke about this wit...
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Tech companies offering internships for 40-something momsSep 03, 2016 7:11 am - Tech companies have tried everything to boost the low numbers of women in their ranks. Massive grants aimed at high-tech scholarships for girls and students of color. Lo...
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Few words, many successes for Naperville 13-year-oldSep 03, 2016 7:00 am - Trying to get 13-year-old Jevin Liu to talk about his many academic accomplishments is a nearly futile endeavor - at least for someone he's just met. The Naperville boy,...
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Do large principal payments reduce monthly payments?Sep 03, 2016 6:00 am - On home mortgages, a large payment to principal reduces the loan balance, and with it the "fully-amortizing monthly payment," or FAMP. FAMP is the level monthly payment ...