Lifestyle Columns
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Mad that sister invited stepson's ex-wifeMay 19, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I am the middle sister of three. My older sister suggested we have a family reunion, and we decided we would have it at my house. We also decided to make one day a su...
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Lawyer not the best way to get your spouse's attentionMay 19, 2019 6:00 am - She: "I saw a lawyer today." He: "What about?" She: "You know what about. I can't take this any longer." He: "Take what? What are you talking about?" She: "We've both be...
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#MeToo backlash? More male managers avoid mentoring women or meeting alone with them, survey says.May 19, 2019 6:00 am - The unintended consequence of the #MeToo movement — that men are now more fearful of working one-on-one with women — is getting worse. Much worse. Or at least, that's th...
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Establishing habits and routine may help with griefMay 18, 2019 7:40 am - Personal habits can be soothing in coping with grief, especially long-term grief. "Good" habits of course! Many or all aspects of life change when we lose a close lov...
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Associations should consider adopting energy policiesMay 18, 2019 7:00 am - Green, environmentally friendly, alternative energy sources are becoming increasingly popular with unit owners in associations. As such, this will update what I wrote he...
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It is possible to coordinate sale, purchase of homesMay 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Please give me an idea of how to coordinate the sale of my present home with the move-in date for my new home. We have a tentative date of August for the new house's ...
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Constable: New charity gives Des Plaines mom the furniture she needsMay 18, 2019 1:00 am - Wandering the aisles of the vast Chicago Furniture Bank showroom, 28-year-old single mother Trayhanda Starling is free to pick out any bed, sofa, love seat, arm chair, d...
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New lawsuits raise question of who should pay homebuyer's agentMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The long knives are out again for one of American real estate's oldest and most controversial traditions: requiring home sellers to pay the agents who repre...
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Fact-based 'Trial by Jury' offers cautionary tale about justice systemMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - “Trial by Fire” - ★ ★ ½ British actor Jack O'Connell makes no concessions when playing a man charged with burning his three little daughters to death in Edward Zwi...
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Worried about the 'Game of Thrones' finale? Here are 3 shows that stuck the landingMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - If the angry mob on Twitter, the television blogosphere or the Rotten Tomatoes scores are accurate representations of the global audience watching "Game of Thrones," exp...