Ask Amy
Widower ready to socialize, but how? - August 21, 2011 - Dear Amy: My wife passed away less than a year ago. We were married for almost seven years, and even though we had our hard times, we were really in love.
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Fred Mitchell's Around Town
Theriot respects ex-Cubs GM Hendry - August 21, 2011 - Former Cubs infielder Ryan Theriot didn't always hear what he wanted to hear from Jim Hendry.
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Barbara Brotman
Triathlon deaths demonstrate danger of open-water swimming - August 15, 2011 - Several years ago, I went for a swim in Lake Michigan along the downtown ledge. But after about 15 minutes, I began to feel funny. I was dizzy, my heart was racing and I couldn't catch my breath.
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Steve Chapman
The persistence of fiscal fantasy - August 21, 2011 - If the national fiscal crisis has accomplished nothing else, it has finally restored the good name of Ebenezer Scrooge. Frugal government, traditionally a contradiction in terms, has become a national ideal — as well as a national necessity....
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Teddy Greenstein
Uihlein likes challenge of defending U.S. Amateur title at Erin Hills - August 20, 2011 - ERIN, Wis. — The U.S. Amateur can be a grueling test, what with six straight days of golf and a 36-hole final.
David Haugh's In the Wake of the News
Cubs GM job: 'No greater challenge' - August 20, 2011 - A good reason exists why White Sox assistant general manager Rick Hahn has a clause in his contract specifically allowing him to leave the South Side if the Cubs offered him the job as general manager.
Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential
Molex co-Chairman Fred Krehbiel's idea to own a small hotel translates into Ballyfin, an Irish estate - August 21, 2011 - During Fred Krehbiel's three decades running the international operations of Lisle-based Molex Inc., the electrical components business founded by his grandfather, he slept in hotels nine months out of the year.
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Philip Hersh
Timing not right for U.S. in 2020 - July 1, 2011 - While a U.S. bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics still seems very unlikely, USOC chief executive Scott Blackmun didn't rule it out this week.
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Jon Hilkevitch's Getting Around
City study: Chicago pedestrians in crosswalks are in cross hairs - August 15, 2011 - About 80 percent of vehicle-pedestrian crashes in Chicago occur at intersections and commonly involve people crossing the street with the walk signal, according to a new city study.
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Ask Rex Huppke: I Just Work Here
Whatever happened to 9 to 5? - August 14, 2011 - "Workin' nine to five
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Chris Jones
Drury Lane serves up a riveting, blood-red 'Sweeney Todd' - August 18, 2011 - THEATER REVIEW: "Sweeney Todd" ★★★½ at Drury Lane Theatre ... Blood-red chaos, "a city on fire," is as crucial to any production of Stephen Sondheim's musical as those silver razers are to the famously vengeful barber.
Gregory Karp
A frugal ring? - August 19, 2011 - Devout cheapskates would be aghast at the suggestion, but could buying a smartphone be a money-wise purchase?
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John Kass
Why the media likely ignores presidential hopeful Ron Paul - August 21, 2011 - Why is the American media so intent on ignoring congressman Ron Paul and his prickly libertarian views?
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Julia Keller
The long road home after 9/11 - August 20, 2011 - "Grief," writes Thomas Lynch, "is the tax we pay on our attachments."
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Rick Kogan's Sidewalks
Exotic birds steal the show in Delavan - August 12, 2011 - Of the many pleasures available at The Dancing Horse/Animal Gardens complex in Delavan, Wis., two kids were most thrilled to see a bird.
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Greg Kot
Top rock shows - August 19, 2011 - Ladyfest Midwest 2011: Three of Chicago's best underground bands — the Wanton Looks, the Cathy Santonies and Hollows — join forces to mark the 10th annual celebration of women in rock, with proceeds going to charity. 10 p.m....
Gail MarksJarvis
Bear market pawing at investors' doors - August 21, 2011 - It was another week of torture, with both the U.S. and Europe on the edge of recession, and the stock market yanking another 4 percent away from Dow investors.
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Nina Metz
New doc unearths story behind making of 'The Spook Who Sat By the Door' - August 18, 2011 - "A difficult work to judge coherently," is how critic Vincent Canby characterized "The Spook Who Sat By the Door" in his 1973 review of the film, adapted from Sam Greenlee's Chicago-set novel about a former CIA agent — a secret "superblack...
Michael Phillips
Fresh talent debuts with a Congolese first - August 21, 2011 - Like movie criminals the world over, the reckless Congolese thief known as Riva dreams of the big score while living for the next round of partying, the next beautiful woman to love and leave. The old story. But "Viva Riva!" — a quick, brutal...
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Mary Ellen Podmolik
New mortgage program assists borrowers and investors - August 19, 2011 - Ocwen Financial Corp.'s program for troubled underwater borrowers will affect only a select pool of customers, but it's the first effort of its kind to reward mortgage investors willing to write down the value of homeowners' mortgages.
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Dan Pompei
Back to basics for Kreutz - August 20, 2011 - METAIRIE, La. — In this galaxy, Olin Kreutz is not the star around which all planets orbit.
Howard Reich
Chicago camp teaches kids Blues 101 - August 20, 2011 - If you didn’t know better, you’d think Lady Gaga was in the house and the kids were piling in to catch a glance.
Phil Rogers
Hendry took fall but doesn't deserve all blame - August 20, 2011 - Unfortunately, Jim Hendry wasn't the Cubs' problem.
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Phil Rosenthal
Business skippers hoping to steer, right economic ship - August 21, 2011 - These are tough times for people and tough times for corporations.
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Ameet Sachdev's Chicago Law
Skyhook suit against Google a window to full-press competition of smartphone game - August 19, 2011 - When Google Inc. complains about Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. ganging up on the company to stifle competition in the booming smartphone market, Ted Morgan sees a lot of irony in the search giant's position.
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Mary Schmich
Twins going their own ways after 25 years - August 21, 2011 - Ilinca and Iulia.
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Dawn Turner Trice
Stand-up troupe uses comedy to explore cultural differences - August 15, 2011 - A black man, an Irish man, a Latino, a Middle Easterner and a lesbian walk into a bar …
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Phil Vettel
Phil Vettel recommends - August 18, 2011 - Chicago's annual Air & Water Show runs Saturday and Sunday (you can watch some practice runs on Friday), and whether you're picnicking or partying, Chicago's restaurants (that is, the ones on or near the lake) are happy to provide food, brews...
John von Rhein
Chicago group plans Beethoven bonanza - August 21, 2011 - The galleries of the Chicago Urban Arts Society on South Halsted Street were designed to reinvent the way people look at public art. For five days and nights next month, their function will be to reinvent the way people listen to Ludwig van...
Ellen Warren
Freshmen, ditch the iron! And other dorm tips from recent grads - August 20, 2011 - College-bound freshmen are bombarded with checklists — from their schools, big retailers, bloggers and websites — detailing the many many things they'll need when they move into the dorm.
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Jen Weigel
Public speaking minus the fear - August 18, 2011 - Can you win over an audience with your voice? What about overcoming your fear of speaking in public? According to one expert, everybody has the ability to wow a crowd if they adapt the right mind set.
Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"
Problem Solver: Longtime male Dominick's employee suspended for wearing earrings - August 21, 2011 - On Friday, Mark Edwards commemorated his 26th anniversary as an employee at Dominick's.
Eric Zorn
Tip of the cap to the top cop - August 21, 2011 - I recently slammed new Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy for making the racially inflammatory charge during a speech at St. Sabina Catholic Church that federal gun laws are "government sponsored racism" connected directly to slavery...
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Julia Allison: Social Studies
Cancer survivor fights back with social media - August 17, 2011 - DEAR JULIA: I know you're from the Chicago area -- have you heard of Jenna Benn and her blog, KillitintheButt.com (http://KillitintheButt.com), dedicated to chronicling her fight against cancer? It seems like this generation of patients...
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Matt Bowen
Webb facing tough matchup with Giants' Pierre-Paul - August 21, 2011 - Bears left tackle J'Marcus Webb had issues in the exhibition opener against Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman. Merriman took advantage of poor technique from Webb, using speed and power to get to the quarterback.
Dennis Byrne
Getting education back on track - August 16, 2011 - Here's a way for taxpayers to save billions of dollars while improving education:
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Meghan Daum
Invasion of the idiocrats - August 19, 2011 - You may not have seen "Idiocracy," the 2006 sci-fi comedy set in an utterly dysfunctional nation 500 years in the future, but chances are you've heard it mentioned lately. References to the film seem to be everywhere, and not just in op-eds...
Don Dziedzina
The lure of Stannard Rock - August 20, 2011 - Everyone has a dream, and Mike Schoonveld's has been fishing for lake trout at Stannard Rock in Lake Superior, one of the most remote — and possibly treacherous — fishing locations in the nation.
Leah Eskin
Renters' lessons 101 - August 21, 2011 - Our first apartment indulged in all the cliches of its genre. My roommate and I decorated one room in spare futon chic, one in cut-rate "unfinished" style, and one in thrift-shop shabby. Terribly grown-up.
Ilyce Glink
Refinance rates are very different for rental property than for primary residence - August 18, 2011 - Q. I have two homes in two different cities. One of them is a rental and the other is our primary residence.
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Jonah Goldberg
Riot rationalization misses the mark - August 12, 2011 - Riots are fascinating things. How lawless greed, cruelty and violence suddenly set fire to the minds of men is one of the most mysterious, almost magical (though not in the positive sense) manifestations of human behavior.
Benny Kass
Giving property as a gift requires careful tax planning - July 29, 2011 - I receive a large number of email questions on a monthly basis, and try to answer as many as I can. I wish I could respond personally to everyone, but that is not possible.
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Joyce Lain Kennedy
How to recharge a tired job life - August 21, 2011 - Q. I dread going to work every morning and count the hours until quitting time. I feel removed from clients, irritable with co-workers and think I may expire from terminal boredom. But in these hard times, I'd be insane to quit this well-paying...
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Charles Krauthammer
System works despite Democrats' complaints - August 15, 2011 - WASHINGTON — Of all the endlessly repeated conventional wisdom in today's Washington, the most lazy, stupid and ubiquitous is that our politics is broken. On the contrary. Our political system is working well (I make no such claims for our...
Dan McNeil
Good signs at Bears camp - August 18, 2011 - I'm giving Lovie Smith and his staff a thumbs up on how they're handling this year's training camp. That's right — high marks for the Bears headmaster.
Robert Pagliarini: Your Other 8 Hours
Do one simple thing to immediately increase your power - August 17, 2011 - Do you want more power? I've never heard anyone answer that by saying, "Um, no, thank you. I really have more power and confidence than I need." Of course you want more power. Why? Because power is essential for employment and career growth. It...
Kathleen Parker
Depends on your definition of weird - August 11, 2011 - — Just what is the meaning of weird?
Mark Pearlstein
Board can restrict leasing to original owners only - August 19, 2011 - Q: In 2000, my condominium association amended the bylaws to provide that only original owners were allowed to lease units. This amendment was not presented at our closing, and we just found out about the restriction because we were thinking...
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Leonard Pitts
Tea party's decline a hopeful sign for nation - August 15, 2011 - Cheer up. Not everything went down over the last two weeks.
Janet Portman
When carelessness justifies lease termination - August 19, 2011 - Q: Our landlord deducted several hundred dollars from our security deposit after he saw the damage that resulted when we left a window open during a rainstorm (the rain damaged a hardwood floor and soaked a wall). We replenished the deposit as...
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Dean Richards
Stone expresses admiration for 'Help' star Viola Davis - August 12, 2011 - You are about to experience one of the best movies of 2011 so far. "The Help" is an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's novel about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Miss., circa 1962.
Daneen Skube: Interpersonal Edge
Grab opportunity to walk on water - August 17, 2011 - Q. My boss thinks I walk on water and is ready to give me a large project. I'm just not sure I have all the skills to succeed at the project. On the other hand, I'd be set for a promotion if I do well. I'm getting insomnia trying to decide what...
David Sobolewski
'We had bigger goals' - March 21, 2011 - Obviously, the Benet team and community had an extremely rough time with the unexpected end to the season.
Joe Trost's Corner Kicks
Boys soccer | Joe Trost's Corner Kicks: Libertyville takes top seed in Pepsi Showdown - August 10, 2011 - The Libertyville boys soccer team learned Tuesday that the pressure will be on from the start after being awarded the top seed in next month's Pepsi Showdown.
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Mary Umberger
The new ins and outs of corporate relocation - August 19, 2011 - Back in the "Mad Men" era, I had two high-achieving uncles who regularly earned promotions in the mega-corporation that employed them both.
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Bob Weber
Disabled A/C is normal - August 17, 2011 - Q: My 1993 Chrysler New Yorker air conditioning is working OK, but when the car starts to pull up a hill or on acceleration the air to the front seat area shuts off. Several mechanics could not diagnose the trouble. What can be the trouble?
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George Will
Who will bat against 'Alibi' Obama? - July 8, 2011 - "If he popped up in the pinch he should of made a base hit and the reason he didn't was so-and-so. And if he cracked one for three bases he ought to had a home run, only the ball wasn't lively, or the wind brought it back, or he tripped on a...
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