Lifestyle Columns
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Color Easter eggs naturally, with a bit of help from kitchen staplesMar 31, 2021 6:00 am - After the cold, dark days of winter, we welcome the new growth of spring. Since the vernal equinox on March 20, our daylight hours have been gradually increasing. Ba...
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Constable: Streaks get asterisks as change comes to Opening Day at Wrigley FieldMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Opening Day of the baseball season is a time I think about streaks. But we haven't had a normal Opening Day at Wrigley Field since 2019. The pandemic pushed Opening Day ...
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Spectacular smackdowns salvage ridiculous 'Godzilla vs. Kong' remakeMar 30, 2021 11:00 am - “Godzilla vs. Kong” - ★ ★ ½ I am guessing that if viewers watch “Godzilla vs. Kong” on HBO Max instead of at theaters, many might be tempted to fast-forward throug...
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Constable: A bruised bridge? Suburban businesses find inspiration in unlikely spotsMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - Inspiration can arrive softly as if it were snow from above. Or it can show up with a bang as if it were delivered by an out-of-control truck. At least that's how we end...
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Seller says 'no building permit required'Mar 28, 2021 6:00 am - Q: The home I'm buying has a 250-square-foot family room that was completed several years after the home was built. The room was originally rough-framed when the home wa...
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How to prepare for an annual meetingMar 27, 2021 7:00 am - Q: The annual meeting for our association will be held this spring. Do you have any recommendations for a timeline of issues the board should address leading up to the a...
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Vivid memories help us in sad timesMar 27, 2021 6:00 am - Memory is a blessing. I remember lovely scenes way back to my childhood. They play like mini-movies in my head, as needed. When I first started this column three years a...
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Unauthorized pet could lead to eviction, in normal timesMar 26, 2021 7:01 am - Q: My husband and I own a duplex in Roselle. The duplex has two units with a fenced yard. Both tenants (units A and B) share the backyard. Both units have a private pati...
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Longtime Batavia resident and World War II veteran Ruth Burnham to celebrate 100th birthdayMar 26, 2021 6:00 am - As one of the first women to enlist as one of the Waves in the Navy during World War II, 21-year-old Ruth Drover couldn't possibly have known her willingness to share so...
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Naperville's Bob Odenkirk wasted in repugnant, ultra-violent 'Nobody'Mar 25, 2021 6:00 am - “Nobody” - ★ ½ Only time will determine if Ilya Naishuller's middle-aged, white male rage fantasy “Nobody” does for Bob Odenkirk what “Die Hard” did for a pudgy, l...