Columns
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Putting a business plan on paper helps make things happenJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The problem with business plans is that you have to write them. Then there's the implementation thing, although that's something you won't have to worry about until Step...
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At times, even conflict can't save a tedious but important storyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - It was kind of fun to write about the transit controversy for a while. It's not fun anymore. Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois legislature are nothing if not good fo...
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Sip wine, support historical societyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Now that the holidays are over and the dreary days of January are upon us, the Mount Prospect Historical Society and Vino 100, the new wine shop in town, are teaming up ...
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You can't pull off duty and self indulgenceJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have been married for 30 years and our children are grown. For the last four years I have been having an affair with an old high school friend. I think I love m...
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Tampa Bay area welcomes anglersJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Atkins reared back and set the hook. Up came a scrappy black drum that went right into a bucket. Nearby, angler Paul Wasco had his eyes glued to...
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Cable to celebrate MLK Day with Burnett film festJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Turner Classic Movies is known for its thematic film festivals, but this year it comes up with something truly exceptional for the Martin Luther King holiday. TCM runs a...
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Village to honor volunteers at banquetJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the first Carol Stream columns I wrote nearly 27 years ago included news of Carol Stream's Citizen of the Year banquet. I am happy to say this celebration, honori...
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Suffering and comforting transcend religious boundariesJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - During one of those "I shouldn't be laughing at this" episodes of Larry David's edgy comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm," a cast member from the reality TV show "Survivor" arg...
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Village's arts group changes its budgetJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission's Michelle Pilafas went in front of the village board Monday to talk about some changes in this season's programming. Pilafas, the co...
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Hawks face goalie issues in quest for Stanley CupJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - So Denis Savard believes the Blackhawks are going to win the Stanley Cup in the next few years. You can't blame the Hawks' coach for thinking big even if Savard did make...