Lifestyle Columns
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Time to tell fiance you don't want kids right awayJul 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. I'm getting married this summer to the man of my dreams and things have been great. We've got a new house, I'm graduating college next May and we're really happy. He ...
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Muscle mania attracts drag racer to Yenko NovaJul 08, 2019 6:00 am - For a time, Will Hedrich was obsessed with imported tuner cars. Now, his heart beats for good, old-fashioned American muscle. He got his need for speed through a 1996 Ho...
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Barrington chess master heads to U.S. Senior ChampionshipJul 07, 2019 11:00 pm - Alex Goldin of Barrington barely remembers a time when he wasn't playing chess. A native of the Soviet Union who emigrated to this country 20 years ago, he started play...
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Builder says window leaks are normalJul 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My townhouse is only two years old. During the last rains, the windows began leaking, and the windowsills cracked. Since then, I've learned that 125 other units in ou...
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Why a successful marriage is no easy accomplishmentJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - It was one of those warm afternoons (a rarity this year). I was out running a few errands and found myself stopped in front of a Catholic church. The sidewalk out fron...
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Some days you just cryJul 06, 2019 7:30 am - Some days I just cry, just feeling so much sadness. If this happens to you - even months or years after the death of a loved one, don't be surprised. It can just sweep o...
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Condo leasing bans often exclude relativesJul 06, 2019 7:00 am - Q. I own two homes in our association. One I occupy; the other is occupied by my mother. Management sent a letter to all owners that essentially states, based on an amen...
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Answering a purchase offer: yes, no or maybeJul 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q. If you could answer me today that would be helpful. We are selling our home ourselves, and we got an offer this morning that is $8,000 less than we are asking. It's o...
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Apollo 11 anniversary celebrated with special programming on Channel 11Jul 05, 2019 6:00 am - “Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed.” Those words spoken by Neil Armstrong are my earliest memory of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which happened 10 years before ...
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Woman regrets telling ex's wife about his feelings for herJul 04, 2019 11:00 pm - By Carolyn Hax • Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Jan. 14, 2005. Q. My husband and I divorced bitterly 10 years ago. Last year, he made remarks and did ...