Columns
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...
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Complainers' negative thoughts produce negative resultsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Everyone complains at some time about something. I certainly have complained on this job. I'm also not alone as the newspaper business everywhere battles through a very ...
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Globalization of surrogate motherhood a disturbing trendApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - By now we all have a story about a job outsourced beyond our reach in the global economy. My favorite is about the California publisher who hired two reporters in India ...
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Rolling Meadows residents learn how their city worksApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever wonder why city crews dig those deep holes next to the streets? Or what the painted lines and arrows on sidewalks mean? One of your neighbors now may have the answe...
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Play It Again owners earn awardApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - • Nancy and Michael Tomaras, owners of Play It Again Sports in Palatine and Mei and Ed Wong, owners of Play It Again Sports in Schaumburg, received a Top Performer award...
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Use the web for to help decide if move is worth itApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Several Internet sites provide sales and price data for individual neighborhoods, and many even can help you decide whether you'll need to get a big pay raise or can aff...
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Ways to keep your projects straight onApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Most projects rely on straight edges being straight. You wouldn't want a lopsided chair or a crooked bookshelf, would you? Well, we have some super tips and suggestions ...
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10 years and still going strongApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It started as a mound of dirt, the first new high school in Elgin Area School District U-46 in roughly 20 years. Now, 11 years later it has become an athletic program th...
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No place like home for Elgin Symphony CEOApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - After several years in central Canada building his career in orchestra management, Dale J. Lonis is "back home" as the new chief executive officer of the Elgin Symphony ...
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Walliser's focusedApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Sitting in a ball holder on a shelf in his bedroom is Jack Walliser's prized autographed baseball. It's picture perfect -- much like the prize-winning photo he took rece...