Columns
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Holy Week for Christians starts SundayMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - This Sunday, 159 million American Christians will begin the observance of Holy Week. It starts with Palm Sunday and ends with the Easter celebration. In Batavia, there w...
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There are alternatives to high fee managersMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are rolling over my wife's $160,000 lump sum retirement into a managed account with our bank. She's 55. Wells Fargo charges 1.5 percent a year and a 1.5 percent lo...
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Elgin's Rohlman finally gets to see 'his' school in a superMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It took 28 years, but Art Rohlman was finally able to watch "his" school play in a supersectional. Rohlman, the longtime DeKalb High School athletic director who has bee...
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Stop comments unless asked for adviceMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. How do you change an ugly quality in yourself? It came out that my younger sister is upset with my "nitpickiness." I often say things I feel are helpful, but come...
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'Lil' Bush' big on infantile political humorMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a bad week for television. First the best show on TV, "The Wire," ends its run on HBO, and now the worst show on TV makes an unwelcome comeback. That's right, belie...
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The rise and fall of no hassle jiggingMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I presume many anglers are ready for spring fishing action. The experts tell us the magic water temperature for walleyes to do their spring spawning dance is between 42 ...
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Hawks still have job to do, on and off iceMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're not drinking Blackhawks Kool-Aid, spending a game night at the UC is like going out of your way to tell an Iowan you think ethanol's overrated. But when a team...
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Hell hath no fury… in fact, Hell's obituary says it's sereneMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The 87-year-old suburban builder's obituary was short and sweet. Twenty sentences summing up a long life. But his long-ago-divorced first wife's rebuttal to that obituar...
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Palatine mayor to tap St. Pat's keg at Emmett'sMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Emmett's Ale House in Palatine is kicking off St. Patrick's Day events this weekend. At noon Saturday, there will be a ceremonial tapping of the first keg of Emmett's Ra...
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Fuel costs concern fire departments, but trucks must run no matter whatMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If you think you're having a hard time figuring out how much you'll need for future gasoline costs, consider the fire chief's position. It's his job to make sure his dep...