Burt Constable
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Constable: What New Yorker cartoons say about parentingDec 08, 2015 4:00 am - We sometimes explain laughter by noting, "It's funny because it's true." For a sociologist with suburban roots and a college professor researching attitudes about parent...
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Constable: Barbershop augments fun, diminishes chordsDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - Invented in the 19th century, barbershop music and its intricate four-part harmonies were fading from the American landscape when a singer named Owen Clifton Cash wrote ...
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Constable: Books with diversity foster empathyDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Something magical happens this time of year when you give a child a book. Choosing a book with some diversity provides more than a simple story. "It's putting an idea in...
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Constable: Isis the waitress now struggles with her nameDec 01, 2015 4:41 am - By Burt Constable I gave money to Isis and have the receipt to prove it. It wasn't a donation. Isis earned every penny. "Hi, my name is Isis, and I'll be your server," b...
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Constable: Giving thanks for family's transition from boys to menNov 25, 2015 10:00 pm - Twenty years ago, my wife, Cheryl, and I had the best Thanksgiving ever. She served up our twin sons, Ross and Ben, and I got teary-eyed passing around that good news to...
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Constable: Why do gas cans make it so hard to fuel snowblowers?Nov 24, 2015 4:00 am - The first snowfall of the year brings about a suburban tradition that dates back to the time of the first cul-de-sac. Our ritual revolves around the sacred vessel we use...
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Special report: How Fox Lake cop went from hero to crooked copNov 23, 2015 4:00 am - Fabricating an elaborate crime scene as a police-training exercise for the Explorer Post he directs, Fox Lake police Lt. Charles “Joe” Gliniewicz barks orders to the you...
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Special Report: Gliniewicz's final hours as he staged his 'hero' cop deathNov 22, 2015 5:00 am - Wedging the muzzle of his police pistol under the upper left side of his bulletproof vest, Fox Lake police Lt. Charles “Joe” Gliniewicz pulls the trigger as a final step...
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Paris grief unites us on Facebook, then the 'unfriending' beginsNov 17, 2015 4:00 am - The confessions are pouring in. “I had to do it,” you hear a friend say. “I just couldn't stand him for one more second.” That comment draws a response from a normally m...
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Constable: Lincolnshire man reads into presidential candidates' handwritingNov 10, 2015 4:00 am - One year from now, we'll choose the next president of the United States. For insights into each of the candidates, we wade through in-depth newspaper stories, watch tele...