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Barrington Scout's project results in little library at Hoffman Estates schoolMay 22, 2016 11:00 pm - A partnership between a Hoffman Estates school and a Barrington Eagle Scout candidate has resulted in the latest "little free library" and its movement to create a liter...
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Work advice: Crushing the peanut galleryMay 22, 2016 7:28 am - Q: I am a supervisor at a government agency. We often conduct trainings for groups of 20 to 35 employees, featuring outside speakers. My problem is that there are always...
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Career Coach: Why you should support the continuing education of your employeesMay 22, 2016 7:27 am - Have you ever asked your firm to send you to a training program so that you could keep current with the latest developments in the field? Or maybe your company provides ...
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Grammar Moses: Can you really film something with your iPhone?May 22, 2016 5:30 am - Last fall, one of the neighborhood girls was visiting my wife and me on our porch, and she was carrying around her new cellphone like a totem. "You'd better dial your mo...
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Borax is a useful tool in the ongoing fight against antsMay 22, 2016 3:00 am - Q. Hopefully, you can help us with our ant situation. Our home was built in the late 1800s at the bottom of a hill. The front of the kitchen is built into the hillside b...
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Pace of small business sales picks upMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - Bob House thinks this is a good time to sell a business. “The window's open,” House says. “Financing activity is up. Buyers have access to capital. Deals are happening.”...
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Cancer not sidetracking Skarr from community, family activitiesMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - When his father died of heart disease at a young age, Mike Skarr carefully tracked his own cholesterol to try to avoid the same fate. But as fate would have it, somethin...
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How a required minimum distribution is calculatedMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - Q: I'm confused. The Required Minimum Distribution table number for age 70 1/2 is 27.4. Where are you getting the 3.65 percent rate mentioned in a recent column as the a...
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The inaugural address we won't hear, but shouldMay 22, 2016 1:00 am - By George F. Will The mere possibility of a Donald Trump presidency - gold-plated faucets in the house first occupied by John and Abigail Adams - will perhaps have a ...
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Constable: Film tells of WWII planes on lake bottomMay 21, 2016 8:00 am - The story behind Wheaton native John Davies' new film of mystery, drama, tragedy, ingenuity and heroism starts precisely the way tales such as these should. "I met a guy...