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That's some cleaning billMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've been charged a cleaning fee for a recent hotel visit and something doesn't seem right. I'm hoping you can help. I recently booked a few nights at the Grand C...
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Saying sorry takes more than just a wordMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes saying "I'm sorry" just isn't enough. There's the sixth time in a row we were late for a date. Or the incredibly cruel things we said to our spouse when we'd h...
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Home inspectors responsible for damage to property?May 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. As a home inspector for many years, I've been caught in the "you-broke-it, -- you-pay-to-fix-it" bind. My question is simple: When is a home inspector responsible...
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There's still timeMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent column, I wrote about Natalie Himmel, the seventh-grader at St Mary's School in Elgin recently selected to participate as a member of the People to People Sp...
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Mama don't preach; let's go to the beachMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - My older son implored me to plan even a short trip this summer because he is "dying to get out of the Midwest." I blathered on about going west to Montana, Oregon, Washi...
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Politics and warfare on view at Lincoln Museum and LibraryMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Slogans and mud-slinging, acrimony and grand promises. These are expected elements of presidential election campaigns, and the current tussle is proving no exception. So...
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Good reads suggested from across the pondMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Jenny and I became friends in the l970s in Bristol, England where we worked at a teacher training college. She was in the art department and I worked in the library. We'...
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Obama renouncement of Wright looks blatantly expedientMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - "I can no more disown him (Jeremiah Wright) than I can disown my white grandmother." -- Barack Obama, Philadelphia, March 18 WASHINGTON -- Guess it's time to disow...
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Who to see before calling the RealtorMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - When GraceAnn Simoni started her interior redesign and home staging business in 2001, her Web site was the only calling card she had on the Internet. It still is. "There...
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It may be legal to keep your seat, Paul. But it isn't rightMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't really know what happened at the home of Carpentersville trustee Paul Humpfer last May. Only Paul and his estranged wife, Jackie, know the true details. But we ...