Columns
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Mildew thriving above shower, on walls, ceilingMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have black spots on the ceiling of my bathroom and wondered what they are and how to get rid of them. They are mostly on the perimeter of the ceiling above the ...
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Dissecting reforms proposed for mortgage marketMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - First of three parts On Dec. 18 of last year, the Federal Reserve Board released its long-awaited proposals for curbing abuses in the home mortgage market. In this ...
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Coming to terms with the NIU tragedyMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Coming to terms with the tragedy at Northern Illinois University has been difficult for everyone, perhaps greater for an Elgin woman who has attended school there since ...
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Get a move on with an activity-filled vacationMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - When I was a kid, this was my summer routine: get up, grab a quick bowl of cereal, play outside until lunch; have lunch, swim at the local park district pool and play ou...
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Remember my Alamo car-rental rateMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I would like your help in resolving a problem with a car rental. My wife and I rented an Opel Astra from Alamo on a recent visit to Ireland. When we arrived at th...
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Free flights bring aging WWII vets to their memorialMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - More than 1,200 veterans die every day before they get the chance to see the monument in their honor in Washington. Many, such as my dad, Wilson Constable, died before t...
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Columnists have right to throw in opinionsMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - It is an interesting time to be writing a column these days in Naperville. Scorching e-mails to the contrary, I am actually a trained journalist. I graduated from an acc...
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Take advantage of rooms with a viewMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Lots of people buy houses mainly on the basis of the views they offer. And lots of them end up disappointed for a variety of reasons. Poorly planned landscaping, for exa...
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Day 2: Inside the numbersMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Day 2 heroes Stephen Curry, Davidson With 40 points and 8-for-10 3-point shooting in Davidson's come-from-behind 82-76 win over Gonzaga, the sophomore showed he might be...
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Illinois teams not shut out of women's NCAA tourneyMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The women will be carrying the NCAA dance card for the state of Illinois this year. All by themselves. While none of our men's teams made their tourney, two on the women...