Burt Constable
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Dragon boats racing but dragon needs a nameJun 11, 2016 1:00 am - Dragon boat races on the Fox River have been part of the annual St. Charles festival for a quarter of a century. But this year, for the first time, the festival includes...
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Constable: Ali in boxing, Kareem in NBA. But baseball's greatest Muslim player is ...Jun 09, 2016 5:00 am - Hailed as the greatest boxer, greatest athlete and one of the greatest Americans of the last century, Muhammad Ali most certainly holds the title of our nation's greates...
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Constable: Doctor sees Prince's death bring painkiller abuse awarenessJun 07, 2016 5:00 am - On a typical day in the United States, 46 people die from an overdose of a prescription painkiller. When one of those Americans is a 57-year-old rock legend named Prince...
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Constable: Wife tells of Alzheimer's toll on caregiversJun 05, 2016 1:00 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com Love survives. No matter what new ruination Alzheimer's disease might inflict upon Marshall Brodien's mind today, the Geneva...
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Constable: A different world when Cubs last lost an Arrieta gameJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - You can forgive us Cubs fans for not knowing how to react after the Cubs finally lost a game started by ace pitcher Jake Arrieta. While Arrieta didn't give up a run and ...
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World War II friendship still enduresMay 29, 2016 6:00 pm - There was a time when the age difference between 97-year-old Frank Petit of St. Charles and 91-year-old Walter "Bud" Altenburg of Palatine loomed large. "We've been frie...
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Constable: Chess bonds players, 83 and 19May 29, 2016 7:00 am - Devoid of any hint of a smile or a grimace that could reveal too much, teenager Jonathan Moore calmly clasps his hands together and rests his arms on the table's edge in...
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Constable: Watching Cubs with ghosts of pastMay 26, 2016 5:30 am - I make it a goal to watch all three Cubs vs. Cardinals games on television with no distractions. My son is studying for finals. My wife takes the laptop upstairs to do w...
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Constable: Always a spot for bookstore in our soulsMay 24, 2016 5:45 am - A generation ago, a Daily Herald business story envisioned a world where “megabookstores” would swallow local bookstores. “Within the past five years, Crown, Barnes & No...
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Constable: Film tells of WWII planes on lake bottomMay 21, 2016 8:00 am - The story behind Wheaton native John Davies' new film of mystery, drama, tragedy, ingenuity and heroism starts precisely the way tales such as these should. "I met a guy...