Lifestyle Columns
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Constable: MLB still up in air, but tabletop baseball league cancels tourneyMay 17, 2020 6:00 am - Owners and players are attempting to negotiate a deal to salvage the 2020 Major League Baseball season, but the suburban guru of an old-fashioned, tabletop game played w...
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Private sessions of the board allowed in specific instancesMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our board has received conflicting information about what matters it can discuss in private in an "executive session." Can you explain what matters can be addressed i...
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Get over little spats. Friendship too valuable to squanderMay 16, 2020 6:00 am - If you get into some sort of spat or argument with a friend, remember - there are two sides to every story. The friend or dear relative may have said or done the wrong t...
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Waubonsee professor pens open letter to Class of 2020May 14, 2020 11:00 pm - When I was asked to be the 2020 commencement faculty marshal for Waubonsee Community College, I was truly honored because commencement is my very favorite day of the sch...
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'Last Dance' is ending, but Amazon Prime has plenty for Bulls fans to watchMay 14, 2020 6:00 am - "The Last Dance" has been the television event of the year for those of us who grew up watching Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win six championships in the '90s, a...
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Craving something sweet? Cookie Dough Bliss coming to Third Street in GenevaMay 14, 2020 6:00 am - When Kirstie Geyer of St. Charles says she always enjoyed baking treats and dreamed of operating her own business when she was younger, it should be noted she's only 26 ...
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Constable: Being the 'youngest ever' is old hat to 17-year-old college gradMay 13, 2020 11:00 pm - The first time he took the ACTs required by many colleges, Niam Abeysiriwardena scored a 28, which ranked him in the top 10% of high school seniors. He was 10 years old ...
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Visit the Internet for help in cooking with ingredients at handMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - Back in the day - early March, or thereabouts - I would decide on a soup recipe, and then I'd run off to the grocery store to buy the ingredients. Sometimes I might make...
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Sound check: Common joins charity telethon; Side Street's Battle goes onlineMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - Common, Chicago join charity telethon The Chicago CEO COVID-19 Coalition, which unites local community and business leaders to collaborate on COVID-19 relief and aid pro...
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Lean and lovin' it: Foolproof plan for pan browning, crisping veggiesMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - No surprise, like everyone else, I've been sequestered at home for what seems like months. For me, that turned out to be time to experiment in my kitchen. For years my p...