Burt Constable
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Constable: Valentine's with Batman not always superFeb 09, 2017 4:00 am - The saying, “Men want to be him. Women want to be with him,” applies today to Batman, or at least Lego Batman. “It must be great to be Batman,” a TV anchorman gushes in ...
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Constable: Special Olympics skaters upset over loss of sportsFeb 07, 2017 4:00 am - For the past 40 years, young Illinois athletes with developmental disabilities have been able to compete against each other for Special Olympics medals in figure skating...
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Constable: Naperville native turns dying books into living artFeb 04, 2017 12:00 am - Every book is a mystery to artist Brian Dettmer. The 42-year-old Naperville native is never quite sure what he'll find on page 11 of that old Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedi...
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Constable: Veganism 'just a phase?' Not if Wheeling cafe can help itFeb 02, 2017 4:30 am - Friends hear the news about our 17-year-old son, Will, and quickly offer my wife and me condolences, sympathy, encouragement and assurances that “it's just a phase.” “I ...
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Constable: McHenry County teen fiddles away her political stressJan 31, 2017 4:30 am - During another tense weekend of fear, anger, confusion and protests fueled by the Trump Administration's travel restrictions on people entering the United States from se...
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Constable: Watchdog takes bite out of grocery mislabelingJan 28, 2017 12:00 am - About this time last year, Don Miller Sr. of Palatine started growing a very odd beard as part of his pledge not to shave half his face until the Chicago Cubs won the Wo...
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Constable: Unlike namesakes, presidential cookies always 'nut-free'Jan 26, 2017 4:15 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com When it comes to memorizing the names of our nation's presidents, today's first-graders have it 36.5 percent tougher than a ...
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Constable: Record crowd to attend 'fake news' programJan 24, 2017 4:45 am - Tonight's "How to Spot Fake News" program at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library will attract the largest audience ever to witness a fake news seminar at that library...
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Constable: Trump inspires Lake Zurich artist to honor himJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - “Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut in his 1969 classic, “Slaughterhouse-Five.” In our divided ...
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Constable: The stars, surprises of inaugural hooplaJan 19, 2017 4:40 am - Inauguration activities aren't always a window into the soul of our new president. James Brown, the godfather of soul, performed his hit "Say it Loud - I'm Black and I'm...