Columns
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Good News Sunday: On its 100th trip, Honor Flight Chicago still 'amazing' to veteransApr 24, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Honor Flight Chicago started in 2008 as ...
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Agents want home inspectors to hurry upApr 24, 2022 6:00 am - Q: As a home inspector in the Midwest, I've had a complaint from some of the real estate agents who recommend me to their buyers. These agents say I take too long to do ...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: How building trust in everyday moments dismantles the proverbial closetApr 24, 2022 1:00 am - Last week, Missouri Rep. Ian Mackey challenged fellow Rep. Chuck Basye about legislation being put forth regarding transgender rights. It made me think about how we lear...
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The Yankee reform impulse gets some issues right, some wrongApr 24, 2022 1:00 am - People talk about culture war politics as if it were a recent development - a novelty, an exception to a historic rule that American politics is mostly about economics (...
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Jim O'Donnell: Could a self-aware La Russa favor fans, read the histories and cancel himself?Apr 23, 2022 9:00 am - TONY LA RUSSA AND THE WHITE SOX have had better weeks. And yes, they scurried to Minneapolis for a weekend set as “a .500 team amid injuries.” But the expectations are s...
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Look for helpful books on coping with griefApr 23, 2022 7:00 am - We can't "read" ourselves out of grief. Yet some thoughtful books that share experiences or ideas on coping with grief may help, depending on the person, their particula...
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Association documents must outline how to pay for window repairsApr 23, 2022 6:00 am - Q: The windows in our condominium association are reaching the end of their useful life and need to be replaced. One of the board members contends the windows are limite...
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Grammar Moses: Is Wordle invading your dreams, too?Apr 23, 2022 1:00 am - Like many of the people who populate my Facebook feed, I have fallen fully under Wordle's spell. I assume that if you're reading my prattle you already play Wordle or at...
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Facts Matter: Stunt dummy was for TV show, not fake war sceneApr 23, 2022 1:00 am - Russian State TV recently aired a video showing two men applying tape to a prop dummy, claiming the dummy will be used to create a staged war scene. "This is how the Arm...
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'Professor' Jay Hook has lasting effect on 'The Old Perfessor' Casey StengelApr 23, 2022 1:00 am - Second of 2 parts When Jay Hook glanced at the 1962 New York Mets roster, he didn't see a team destined to lose 120 games. "I looked at the lineup of the people they had...