Lifestyle Columns
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Consider these child safety concerns in old homesSep 19, 2021 6:00 am - Q: We're buying a 1929 vintage home and are concerned about child safety for our 2-year-old. What safety problems might we incur with an old home that would not be a con...
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Owners of leased units can not delegate liability to their tenantsSep 18, 2021 7:00 am - Q: The declaration for our condominium requires owners to maintain their units in good order and repair. The grout in a shower of a unit has not been maintained, causing...
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Minnesota hot dish nostalgia provides some comfortSep 18, 2021 6:00 am - Many know I like to cook, and experiment. And I think when bereaved it is especially good to indulge in a little nostalgia. An old recipe “comfort food” is not necessari...
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Constable: Artist's stroke of inspiration with kids turns summer from gloomy to gloriousSep 18, 2021 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Facing what very well could have been a "Summer of COVID" with isolation, segregation and even some mutual antagonism, artist Carol Keene found a way t...
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Hop on your bike and join a community ride this weekendSep 17, 2021 6:00 am - Can't find an organized bike ride? Really? Club rides abound - distance-leveled fundraisers: 15-25 mile family rides, metric centuries (62 miles) and classics (100), plu...
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Widescreen: Baby Yoda vs. Queen Elizabeth and two other TV battles to watch at Sunday's EmmysSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - The Emmys should have something for everyone this Sunday (7 p.m., CBS) given the massive number of categories and nominees they now offer. But the three biggest categori...
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Neighbors in the News: Dist. 62 names new assistant principal of special educationSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Des Plaines School District 62 named Roselle resident Costantina "Tina" Mazzone assistant principal of Special Education at Cumberland Elementary School, to directly sup...
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Constable: Elections with ranked choice voting? I'd drink to thatSep 16, 2021 5:30 am - The idea of ranked choice voting has been around so long that my first attempt to explain it in a column used the example of someone walking into his local Blockbuster s...
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Soup, chili & chowder: Steamy creations to get you in the mood for fall cookingSep 15, 2021 6:00 am - It's soup and chili season! Well, truth be told, I can eat chili or soup 365 days a year. It's not as if I am eating a bowl of chili on a beach, but now that we are in S...
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Neighbors in the News: Spring Grove swimmer now a Junior National ChampionSep 15, 2021 6:00 am - • Spring Grove resident Eleni Gewalt, a Pleasant Prairie (Wisconsin) Patriots Swim team member is now a Junior National Champion after winning the 50 meter breaststroke ...