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Two questions about shingle roofing problemsJun 28, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The home we are buying has two layers of shingle roofing. The seller assures us that the top layer is only a year old, but our home inspector says the new shingles we...
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Rozner: Angry about the DH coming to the National League? Keep it to yourself.Jun 28, 2020 1:00 am - You're stupid. Sorry. It's a little harsh, yes. Just preparing you for what's next. If you like the National League without the designated hitter, you're stupid. We know...
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We all have to make this workJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - These are uncertain, divided times for our nation. Unemployment is at mind-boggling levels, a virus we still don't fully understand is stifling the course of ordinary li...
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The frivolous DemocratsJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - White college graduates have emerged from the last two decades of elections as an increasingly large and cohesive political bloc - and one that poses problems for both p...
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Anticipating a 'not normal' Fourth of JulyJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Here we go … another major holiday under pandemic conditions. We have made lots of accommodations, but I don't think I will ever really be comfortable with the "new norm...
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Wooden floors are not common elementsJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The plat of survey for our condominium association provides that the perimeter walls, floors and ceilings are the boundaries of the units. Most of the units have wood...
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Constable: To cope with virus, Dr. Bryant pens haikus. All better than this.Jun 27, 2020 1:00 am - In March, the state was shutting down, the nation was in a panic, medical supplies were hard to find, and Dr. Gail Bryant of Arlington Heights needed a way to express al...
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Grammar Moses: Jamborees of jaguars and awkward analogiesJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - My wife and I were puttering around the back roads recently in her Toyota RAV4, and every time we would get to a stoplight a sexy, white Jaguar F-Type coupe that sounded...
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Facts Matter: Aunt Jemima a figure in recent false claimsJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - A photo circulating on social media purporting to show Aunt Jemima holding a stack of pancakes while chained to a table is actually a modern artist's interpretation of t...
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Zalusky: Santo family looks back 60 years after dad's major-league debutJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - Imagine your dad's home office located on the infield dirt at Wrigley Field. And picture him not only taking you along to work, but bringing home his Cubs teammates and ...