Lifestyle Columns
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Widescreen tidbits: Quadruple quarantine feature, essential 'Star Wars'May 01, 2020 6:00 am - If you're still lucky enough to have Turner Classic Movies in your cable lineup after Xfinity inexplicably moved it to a sports package, you can enjoy a rare Saturday wh...
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Fox Valley educator, author shares his vision for family learningMay 01, 2020 6:00 am - For the better part of two decades, William Russell made the pitch through a newspaper column that parents should extend learning beyond school walls by educationally en...
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Sound check: New music from State and Madison, Sammy CannilloMay 01, 2020 6:00 am - Fresh tunes • Alternative rock band State & Madison dropped the much-anticipated “We Are Two Parts of the Same Thing” full album Tuesday on all major streaming serv...
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Constable: Turn and face the strange of coronavirus changeApr 30, 2020 5:00 am - I haven't done my job the proper way since March 10. That's the last time I drove to a place, sat down with folks, spent some time, got to know them a bit, shook their h...
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Vegetarian enchiladas are so good, and they're good for you, tooApr 29, 2020 6:00 am - While my food growing and cooking classes are suspended, I've been scrounging in my freezer and kitchen cabinets to come up with something good for dinner. I wanted some...
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Home inspector cites padlock on breaker panelApr 26, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The home inspector who checked our house advised us to remove the padlock from our outside electric service panel. This seems like a needless recommendation because t...
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Impending contracts and COVID-19Apr 25, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our homeowner's association has a contract with a pool company to provide various services prior to and during the swimming pool season. These services include fillin...
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The post-pandemic workplace will hardly look like the one we left behindApr 25, 2020 6:18 am - "Sneeze guard" partitions. "Safe zones" demarcating spots to stand in elevators. Contact tracing apps to detect interactions between co-workers and infrared temperature ...
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Soothing experiences are necessary for your mental healthApr 25, 2020 6:00 am - We all need to be pampered once in a while, both women and men. Maybe there's a little different type of "spoiling" for men than women, but the bottom line is the same: ...
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Aurora event to inspire young Latinas goes globalApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - With public gatherings banned, an Aurora event aimed at inspiring young Latinas earlier this month went virtual — drawing its largest audience in four years. Aurora's an...