Columns
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Arlington Heights writer remembers when everything was handmadeJun 23, 2016 8:00 am - A splashy headline in the food section of The New York Times recently suggested that handmade pasta is the rage. As my mother-in-law, who was born about the time of the ...
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Parents can teach children it's OK to be imperfectJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - There are few things I enjoy as much as being a father. There are also few things I find as challenging as being a father. This was true when our children were young and...
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Bulls draft small forward Denzel Valentine from Mich. StateJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - With the 14th pick in the NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls have chosen small forward Denzel Valentine from Michigan State. This is a breaking news story, please check back l...
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Parkway getting a fair hearingJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - I understand the frustration expressed by Billita Jacobsen and others that the Longmeadow Parkway continues to move forward, despite their opposition. It is not easy fo...
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Trump's pivot to DamascusJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - If you turned on cable TV news Monday, chances are good that you caught Corey Lewandowski fibbing that he doesn't have a clue why Donald Trump fired him as his campaign ...
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Which suburban candidates have more campaign money than Trump?Jun 23, 2016 1:00 am - Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has raised just over $115,000 in Illinois for this election, according to the latest federal calculations. For presumptive De...
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Information is power; use it responsiblyJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - Following the terrorist attacks on the Brussels airport in March, news organizations, including the Daily Herald, faced an achingly familiar quandary. What pictures shou...
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To reduce retirement risk, reduce debtJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - Q: We are a retired couple. We have two debts that we have not paid off. One is a Sallie Mae student loan at 3.875 percent. We are making payments of $500 monthly. We a...
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A 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 scorecardJun 22, 2016 6:00 am - Before the sixth season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" began two months ago, I wrote about the five things the show needed to give fans in the wake of the deeply depressing,...
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Daily Projects coffee shop opens in AlgonquinJun 22, 2016 5:30 am - There is a new spot along the Randall Road corridor to grab your favorite morning brew on the go, or to sip it inside while you work. Daily Projects Café and Eatery open...