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Kasper: Cubs fans always riding emotional roller coasterJul 30, 2016 10:48 am - I am often asked, "what's the best part of your job?" My answer tends to be long because there are so many things that qualify as the "best" parts. I don't need to bore ...
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Spider veins may be unsightly, but pose no medical threatJul 30, 2016 7:30 am - Q: I have developed many small, thin veins on my legs. I would like to get rid of them. What is the most effective treatment? A: Superficial leg veins, sometimes called ...
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Flawed voting procedure on condo boardJul 30, 2016 7:00 am - Q. We belong to a Common Interest Community Association. The board of directors of our association consists of three employees of the developer; we are still under devel...
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Should home-sellers pay the settlement costs of buyers?Jul 30, 2016 7:00 am - Q. In an effort to sell my house I agreed to pay up to $8,000 of the buyer's closing costs. Is there anything I can do to keep the amount as far below $8,000 as possible...
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Rozner: Cubs' Chapman reminder that winning comes firstJul 30, 2016 1:00 am - It would be foolish at this point, in this inexorable crawl from the cave, to expect professional sports teams or leagues to care about domestic violence or sexual assau...
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Special 'spendthrift trust' can keep heirs from squandering homeowner's assetsJul 29, 2016 7:00 am - A spendthrift trust can help folks to prevent their heirs from carelessly wasting the hard-earned assets they accumulated while they were alive. Q. I am a 70-year-old wi...
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Undisclosed asbestos in atticJul 29, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I purchased my home about four years ago. The home inspection report said the attic insulation was fiber glass and vermiculite, but it did not mention that the vermic...
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MTV Classic launches Aug. 1Jul 29, 2016 6:00 am - It's been a cliched question for almost two decades: "When will MTV actually play music again?" The answer, apparently, is Monday - on the cable channel now known as VH1...
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Lester: Sox pitcher key to '59 pennant dies as modestly as he livedJul 29, 2016 5:03 am - Decades before Chris Sale was suspended for cutting up throwback jerseys before a scheduled start, the White Sox had another standout pitcher, who led the American Leagu...
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North: There aren't any guarantees, but Cubs are looking goodJul 29, 2016 5:00 am - The Chicago Cubs got the vitamin B-12 shot they needed for the second half of the season when they acquired Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees. Granted, he didn't...