Lifestyle Columns
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She lost her Fremd class ring 45 years ago. A Facebook group helped her get it back.Sep 16, 2019 1:00 am - As a junior at Fremd High School in Palatine in 1974, Ruth Ford longed for one of those $150 class rings to announce her upcoming graduation as a member of the Class of ...
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When VP of HR disparages own disabled stepchild, worker with special-needs child feels the painSep 15, 2019 6:09 am - Q: There is a VP at my company who is two reporting levels above me. We attend some meetings together. Often she will start talking at length about one of her stepdaught...
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Grandma puzzled how to help estranged daughterSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My daughter and I are semi-estranged (her choice). She lives overseas. Very rarely she confides in me when she is troubled, and I always walk on eggshells trying to g...
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Air conditioner requires visible disconnect switchSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. One problem I've noticed with home inspectors is they sometimes report defects that turn out not to be defective at all. Here's a case in point: An inspector cited my...
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Take small, positive steps toward a new normalSep 14, 2019 7:30 am - Most who have lost a dear one have a particularly hard time of year. Mine is from June 22 to mid-August. This year, I was wondering - will this intense time ever go awa...
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Should board ask owner to act as handyman?Sep 14, 2019 7:00 am - Q. What pitfalls face our association if we ask a unit owner to perform certain repairs of the common elements for the association? A. Some associations, in an effort to...
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Go back to the basics to get resultsSep 14, 2019 7:00 am - Results. Everyone wants them. If you put in the time and effort, you expect something in return. When it comes to getting results with exercise, it's common to overcompl...
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Constable: 'Miracle baby' now working on cystic fibrosis cureSep 14, 2019 1:00 am - Born two months premature on Sept. 17, 1999, on the bathroom floor with help from paramedics who weren't sure he or his twin sister would survive, Will Belmonte started ...
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Film adaptation of 'The Goldfinch' a disjointed, impassionate coming-of-age dramaSep 12, 2019 6:00 am - "The Goldfinch" - ★ ★ Donna Tartt took 11 years to write her 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Goldfinch." John Crowley's film adaptation feels almost as long. May...
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Constable: Scooters? Schaumburg collector says Whizzers are 'like being pushed by an angel'Sep 12, 2019 5:00 am - A study released this week by a transportation data and analytics company promotes scooters and electric bicycles as an economical way to ease traffic congestion and pol...