Lifestyle Columns
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Constable: Pandemic ends 125-year tradition, normal baseball, and moreJul 28, 2020 5:00 am - I hope you have made it this far in the pandemic without suffering the death of a loved one, getting sick from COVID-19, or losing your job. But even as we count our ble...
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Association may enforce traffic laws on private streets and impose finesJul 26, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The streets in our detached single family home common interest community association are private. Some of the younger drivers, and even some older ones, drive at spee...
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The calming nature of my front porchJul 26, 2020 7:00 am - My front porch has become my “go to” escape during this “at home” summer. It's a place I can be outside the house without going anywhere. It's pleasant and breezy. My tw...
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League of Women Voters seeks to be more inclusiveJul 26, 2020 5:00 am - One hundred years after its inception, the League of Women Voters now seeks to be more inclusive in the wake of rising racial tensions and Black Lives Matter protests. "...
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Complaints against unresponsive homeowner associationsJul 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Q: I live in a condominium, and the homeowners association (HOA) has been unwilling to make any kind of repairs. The worst issue is drainage. Rain runoff for most of the...
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Albright Community Theatre stage goes dark until 2021Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - The show must go on. Until it shouldn't. Area community theaters are finding the coronavirus pandemic to be a foe that shatters the notion that actors, directors and sta...
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Nine innings, nine great baseball movies to streamJul 23, 2020 6:00 am - At last, baseball is back. It's only 60 games — let's hope our viral nemesis doesn't make the season even shorter — but we'll take as many innings of Yoan Moncada, Eloy ...
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'Radioactive' radiates cliches in trite, disappointing Marie Curie biopicJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - "Radioactive" -- ★ ★ In Marjane Satrapi's bland and befuddling biopic “Radioactive,” brilliant scientist Marie Curie and her brilliant scientist husband Pierre Cur...
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Sound check: Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton on drive-in screens; Pete Yorn acoustic livestreamJul 22, 2020 12:00 pm - Blake Shelton on the big screen Country superstar Blake Shelton and special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins hit the big screen with a concert exclusively filme...
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Quick pandemic vacations from safety of your carJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic has canceled many summer vacation plans, but Gerry Lekas of Glenview knows plenty of grisly, glamorous and eclectic places you can visit in the city and the...