Lifestyle
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Stubborn garage door closerFeb 06, 2022 5:00 am - Q: My garage door closer only works if I press the button continuously until the door is fully closed. If I remove my finger from the button while the door is closing, t...
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Hadley launches 'Braille for Everyday Use;' new interactive workshop makes learning Braille easy, practicalFeb 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Since introduced more than 200 years ago, there have been many misperceptions about braille, including it can take years to learn and is exclusively a language for the b...
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Iron Maiden Bruce Dickinson brings spoken-word tour to The Vic
Feb 05, 2022 6:30 am - Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has worn many hats and even “some incredibly ridiculous trousers,” as he puts it. Rock star, airline pilot and cancer survivor are s...
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Book review: Unique narrator propels 'What the Fireflies Knew'
Feb 05, 2022 6:20 am - "What the Fireflies Knew" by Kai Harris (Tiny Reparations Books) One of the joys of reviewing books is reading things you otherwise never would. So let m...
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Fannie Mae now requires robust reservesFeb 05, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Can you describe some of the key points of the new Fannie Mae condominium lender guidelines? A: Effective Jan. 1 this year, the Federal National Mortgage Association ...
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Practitioners offer advice for those reeling from effects of ongoing pandemicFeb 05, 2022 6:00 am - Practitioners offer advice for those reeling from effects of ongoing pandemic
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How to boost your chances with the virusFeb 05, 2022 6:00 am - Predicting the behavior of a virus can be exceedingly tricky, as evidenced by the constantly changing COVID-19 virus which has gone through numerous iterations, most rec...
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Good advice sometimes comes from unexpected placesFeb 05, 2022 5:00 am - Today my calendar with daily advice said: "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." Sounds like pop psychology, I know. Yet it's really a direct quote fr...
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Sorting out the varieties of COVID-19 masksFeb 05, 2022 5:00 am - Q: I want to upgrade from the cloth masks that our family has been using, but I'm confused. What's the difference between N95, KN95 and KF94 masks? I'm sure a lot of peo...
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County awards $10.6 million for DuPage Foundation to make 'lasting change' through grant programFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - DuPage County has committed $10.6 million in federal pandemic aid to establish a nonprofit grant program that will be managed by a Downers Grove-based foundation and foc...