Burt Constable
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Constable: When singles rule the majoritySep 27, 2014 11:00 pm - A half-century ago, single adults weren't just a distinct minority in the United States, they were considered freaks. A 1957 University of Michigan survey found that 80...
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Constable: Cubs move me to erect video scoreboardSep 25, 2014 5:00 am - Now that the 2014 Cubs and their fans said goodbye to Wrigley Field on Wednesday night with an uplifting 3-1 victory over the playoff-bound St. Louis Cardinals in the fi...
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Constable: Tweets joking about abuse lead to awareness opportunitiesSep 22, 2014 1:00 am - The winking emoticon ;) didn't make the tweet about domestic violence any easier to stomach. “It's a knockout deal,” read the tweet offering 20 percent discounts at Chee...
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Pumpkins the elixir of life for Elk Grove authorSep 21, 2014 7:45 am - The great artificial pumpkin-flavoring assault on our taste buds every fall can't hold a candle to the natural supremacy of the majestic pumpkin, Marilyn Alice Tuckman s...
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Constable: TV can offer escape, but NFL sadly reflects reality for sheltersSep 18, 2014 5:00 am - For people looking to escape the hardships of reality, television can offer a respite. But with the NFL wallowing in a morass of domestic violence and child abuse accusa...
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Elk Grove's Pizza 4 Patriots? How about Operation Cookie DropSep 15, 2014 1:00 am - Started in 2008 by Mark Evans of Elk Grove Village with the simple idea to send a few dozen pizzas to soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pizzas 4 Patriots has gr...
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Constable: Citizen scientists research birds and beesSep 14, 2014 7:45 am - For most of human history, the best hope for a person without a Ph.D. or white lab coat to contribute to scientific research was to end up with his or her skull on a she...
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Falling tree in Northfield kills Chicago actressSep 13, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: Story has been updated to correct the spelling of Joe Foust's name. A veteran actress in TV shows and stage productions across the area, Molly Glynn ...
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Constable: A happy time — with a side of sadnessSep 11, 2014 5:30 am - My memory of being dropped off at college consists of me shaking my parents' hands (which was our family custom at the time) and waving as Dad and Mom drove off. It didn...
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From brother's Woodstock-like fest to Goodstock benefitSep 07, 2014 7:15 am - In July 1981, my parents drove to New Jersey to visit my sister and her new husband. They left my 19-year-old brother, Bill, home alone on our family farm outside the sm...