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Lack of disclosure, faulty inspector, owner has a caseApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I hired a home inspector before buying my house. He was supposed to find the defects. After moving in, I discovered that the shower in the basement has no drain c...
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Tricked out toysApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A new concept that allows kids to build their own cars is cruising into Woodfield. RideMakerz will open its seventh nationwide location April 19 when it sets up shop in ...
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Choose a historic property for your vacationApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - History buffs like to stay in historic hotels when they travel, to soak up the happenings that made our country what it is. One that is both historic and a good value is...
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Mom deserves a break, so put trips and travel gear on the itinerary for her dayApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Listen, mister, you're not waiting until the Saturday before Mother's Day to round up the kids and frantically look for gifts that are proportionate to the family's grat...
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High water table means sump pump needed for family roomApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I read your column every week and consider your opinion among the most expert and most useful I have come across. My problem is that after heavy and constant rain...
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Travel agent fails to pass on refund;Apr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We've been trying for almost a year to get a refund from British Airways, but we can't even get a human to talk to us, let alone get our money back. In 2006, I bo...
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SugarSync works well on multiple machinesApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a real problem keeping all the files you need available and up-to-date on multiple computers in multiple locations, whether they are key business documents or just ...
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Cubs, Christmas go hand in hand for songwriterApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Spring, with the baseball season's opening week, may be a funny time to be thinking Christmas. But not if you're Kevin Henrickson. The Geneva Middle School teacher (at b...
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Cold weather is no friend to golfersApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Pottawatomie Golf Course in St. Charles recently won an Illinois Parks and Recreation award for its recent river shoreline renovations and irrigation and bunker upgrades...
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Domo arigoto, Mr. FukudomeApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - In less than a week's time, Kosuke Fukudome has reached rock star status around Wrigley Field. There are chants and cheers and gasps and men wanting to be him and women ...