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North: Baseball's wild-card race keeps things interestingJul 01, 2016 5:00 am - Let me start by saying I hope everyone has a great Fourth of July weekend. And now, on to America's pastime … We have had a very interesting start to the Major League Ba...
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How should a garage door be tested for child safety?Jul 01, 2016 5:00 am - Q. The buyer's home inspector was testing my automatic garage door closer to see if it would reverse for child safety. He placed a cardboard box in the door's path, and ...
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'Swiss Army Man' filmmakers on humor's 'lowest common denominator'Jul 01, 2016 5:00 am - This could be the gassiest week of the millennium where the movies are concerned. Take Steven Spielberg's "The BFG." One of its major scenes, certainly the funniest, dep...
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Even trespassing burglars have rightsJul 01, 2016 4:00 am - It rarely happens, but a crook can indeed sue a homeowner if that thief gets hurt while looting a house. Q. Is it true that a burglar who breaks into a home can sue the ...
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Suffocating in fact-free cocoonsJul 01, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin were operating in a "fact-free cocoon" of partisan prejudice when they claimed that voter fraud ...
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For son, avoiding the truth isn't as easy as acknowledging itJun 30, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I always learned growing up that if I didn't have the money for something, I shouldn't buy it. As an adult, I make a decent salary, but my wife and I have struggled w...
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Lester: How Frontier Days recruited The WallflowersJun 30, 2016 5:00 am - Last fall, when Frontier Days organizers started to recruit bands to play at the 41st annual Arlington Heights summer festival, The Wallflowers were available but simply...
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Double trouble for TrumpJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker Watching Hillary Clinton beaming sidewise on stage as Elizabeth Warren taunted Donald Trump brought the Wrigley twin ditty to mind: Double your ple...
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Imrem: Chicago Bulls not exactly an easy sellJun 29, 2016 5:01 pm - The NBA's free-agency process begins Friday and presumably the Bulls will be involved to some degree. You never know, however, considering that over the years they have ...
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Rosemont Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps has new leadersJun 29, 2016 11:00 am - At the recent dedication of a bronze statue in memory of Rosemont Mayor Donald E. Stephens, members of the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps processed by the image of their f...