Michelle Holdway
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Poll Vault: How many years have you been at your job?Apr 20, 2012 2:35 pm - This week we celebrated the 10th service anniversary of my co-worker Sean Stangland. His longevity at the Daily Herald far surpasses the national average of 4.4 years wi...
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Poll Vault: Was your mother a stay-at-home mom?Apr 15, 2012 3:50 pm - Women's issues certainly have been front and center in this presidential campaign. First was the birth control firestorm, and now a Democratic pundit has ignited a debat...
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Poll Vault: Do you hire a professional to prepare your tax return?Apr 06, 2012 3:11 pm - As of 6 a.m., you have 10 full days and 18 hours to file your federal and state tax returns. Normally, Tax Day is April 15, but this year the 15th falls on a Sunday and ...
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Poll Vault: What’s your favorite theme park?Mar 30, 2012 2:42 pm - This week, Poll Vault is on location in Orlando, Fla., where I spent two days at Universal Studios’ main theme park and its Islands of Adventure park. It’s spring break ...
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Poll Vault: How many mpg does your vehicle get?Mar 25, 2012 9:38 am - When I worked at a paper in the South suburbs in the late 1990s, I used to fill up at a Phillips 66 near Oak Forest that was in a price war with another station on Cicer...
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Poll Vault: Have you filled out a bracket for the NCAA men’s tourney?Mar 16, 2012 2:22 pm - *This edition of Poll Vault is intended for entertainment purposes only and does not encourage illegal gambling. OK, now that the legal disclosure is out of the way, I’l...
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Poll Vault: Which major league ballparks have you visited?Mar 11, 2012 1:15 am - I just ordered tickets to a Twins-Tigers game in Minneapolis. The road trip to Target Field will be the next excursion in a quest to visit all of the major league stadiu...
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Poll Vault: What’s your favorite Girl Scout cookie?Mar 02, 2012 11:32 pm - Thank goodness for Girl Scout cookies. They fill the snack void at work between the end of the Valentine’s Day candy and the beginning of the Easter confections. If no S...
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Poll Vault: What would you say to a graduating class?Feb 25, 2012 4:56 pm - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, my alma mater, announced this week that news analyst Cokie Roberts will be the speaker for the campuswide graduation cere...
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Poll Vault: What would you do if you won the lottery?Feb 17, 2012 2:08 pm - This edition of Poll Vault was made possible by my not winning Powerball over the weekend. The jackpot was over $336 million, so several of us at the Daily Herald combi...