Lifestyle Columns
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Nostalgia can be comfortingMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - A while ago, our daughter Leah told me that my writing is full of "longings." I suppose she is right. It is hard not to have longings when you have lost someone very de...
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Learning the proper way to do a squatMay 11, 2019 7:30 am - The squat is often called the king of all exercises. When performed correctly, it's one of the best all-around movements for total body strength and conditioning. When s...
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Agents must present all offers to sellersMay 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We recently signed an offer on a home and were told by the sellers' broker that no offers would be presented until the next day at 7 p.m. We had our broker write the ...
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Are hearings for rules violations public?May 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The board of our condominium association conducts rules violation hearings in an open session of board meetings. This permits all owners to attend and watch the heari...
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Constable: 'This is my dream - being the mom I wish I could have had'May 11, 2019 1:00 am - How an East Dundee woman learned what family means
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What 'Game of Thrones' has in common with the final season of 'Lost'May 10, 2019 6:00 am - George R.R. Martin, the author whose “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels inspired HBO's “Game of Thrones” phenomenon, doesn't want his TV show to disappoint viewers the way ...
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Zillow faces legal action over its co-marketing programMay 10, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Zillow is back in hot water: A class-action suit against the online realty giant is moving forward after insider whistleblowers alleged that the company des...
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Constable: Voice of suburbs Stew Cohen not quite ready to drop that micMay 09, 2019 5:20 am - Radio allows for a little wiggle room. "I'd say, 'The election team is covering the Northwest suburban elections,' and it was just me," says Stew Cohen, who has spent mo...
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Widescreen: New version of 'Apocalypse Now' is both shorter and longerMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - “My film is not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.” Director Francis Ford Coppola infamously said that in 1979 about “Apocalypse Now,” the nightmarish, psychedelic riff on Jo...
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Pinot Blanc, an Eggs-ellent Wine for Breakfast (Brunch, Lunch and Dinner)May 08, 2019 6:00 am - Between Winter's silver chill and Summer's golden heat is the mellow yellow, shimmering warmth of Spring sunshine. Between the mineral leanness of Alpine pinot grigio an...