Columns
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'Week in Review' laments ailing state of journalismJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - "The Week in Review" marks its 30th anniversary with an hourlong special at 7 p.m. Friday on WTTW Channel 11, but somehow the celebration comes off as more of a death kn...
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Community responds to family's fire tragedyJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sometimes it takes a tragedy to realize how truly blessed we are. Last Tuesday I wrote about the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organization that helps those in need...
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Eatery to hold Valentine's dinner for familiesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - It's never too early to start thinking about Valentine's Day plans. And if you want to include the whole family, a local Palatine business is continuing their kid-friend...
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The end is nigh! (But pay your mortgage just in case)Jan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm reading another doom-and-gloom online story about recession, world stock market plunges and the Dow Jones roller-coaster when the "Ads by Google" link in the corner ...
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Masters win would send Woods to Grand SlamJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Tiger Woods begins his 2008 season today, and by Sunday night he most likely will have his first victory. But another "W,'' as Tiger fondly refers to them, is secondary ...
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Being a world away has her questioningJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I met someone nine months ago when living in Africa and am trying to continue the relationship even though I'm in the U.S. and he's still there. We've been apart ...
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Never too late to acquire a new bag of tricksJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - We sat across from each other at an old kitchen table, deep in the northern Manitoba bush, discussing the meaning of life. I listened carefully to the words coming from ...
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It's total portfolio return that countsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I need a pep talk. As of early January, my Vanguard 500 Index fund is 4.65 percent lower that it was at the close of 1999. So, for the last eight years of patient inv...
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Have your say now on online storiesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Got an opinion? Daily Herald readers can now comment on articles posted at dailyherald.com. All you have to do is register and type away. The comments aren't ed...
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Looking at maps reveals a bit of Arlington Heights historyJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - It's the Year of the Map. Around the city and suburbs, three dozen museums, institutions, and organizations are celebrating a Festival of Maps well into 2008. A local ne...