Lifestyle Columns
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birdingNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - Those of us working through the COVID-19 era may be tiring of video conference calls. It's easy to get Zoomed out, dreading the next "virtual" meeting. But a Zoomer abou...
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Sound check: Join Hellogoodbye for an anniversary livestreamNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - ‘Oh, It Is Love' Forrest Kline and Hellogoodbye introduced the world to its boppy, poppy vibes with 2006's debut “Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!” — an album ...
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Constable: 'Anticipation … or just chasin' after some finer days'Nov 03, 2020 4:30 am - The song running through our heads today should be the 1971 hit "Anticipation," by Carly Simon. Anticipation can be a wonderful sensation. You can feel the anticipation ...
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No one disclosed leaking shower panNov 01, 2020 7:00 am - Q: After buying our home, we discovered a leak in our upstairs shower when water began dripping from the downstairs ceiling. That's when we noticed the ceiling had previ...
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Declaration outweighs condo bylawsOct 31, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The condominium declaration for our association provides for a five person board of directors. However, bylaws attached as an exhibit to the declaration provide for a...
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The Nature of Things: Osage-orange tree has flourished for centuries with its many usesOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - “Monkey brains!” the kids exclaimed as we reached the old dirt road. I was leading an outdoor school program, and it took me a moment to realize the students were referr...
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Surrounded by empty serving platters during a pandemicOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - I am surrounded. Baheej and I used to entertain a lot. We enjoyed cooking and having friends over — dinner parties, brunches, barbecues, holiday celebrations. So we have...
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Constable: Fall back? Adding another hour to 2020 seems like punishmentOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - The last thing any of us needs during this nightmarish debacle called 2020 is more time to writhe in the cruel pit of despair and lunacy we currently endure. If we could...
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Constable: Warm memories, dark mysteries fuel Hawthorn Woods, the novelOct 29, 2020 5:20 am - Nestled in the nature separating Mundelein and Vernon Hills from Lake Zurich, the bucolic suburb of Hawthorn Woods has more trees than people. In August, it was named an...
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Widescreen: When horror and politics collideOct 28, 2020 11:00 pm - Here it is, the scariest time of the year: No, not Halloween, Election Day! This year's one-two punch of Halloween and Election Day feels more like a one-two-eight-10, g...