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Granny's a nanny, so pappy protests
Dear Amy: My mother is a beloved member of our family. Everyone who meets her loves her instantly. Because mom is so great and such a fun person to be around, whenever I or one of my siblings travels with our families, we will often invite mom and pay...Tags: Toy Industry, Travel, Vehicles, Reviews, Toys
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Left to their own unnerving devices
Capable ensembles of early-career actors aren't uncommon in Chicago's huge, non-Equity theater scene — increasingly the preferred theatrical destination for the well-trained and only just out of school.
These days, open-minded, risk-inclined...Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries, Agatha Christie, Celebrities
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Bachelorette bridal bells ring like ka-ching
Dear Amy: I'm a bridesmaid for an old friend this summer, and she has chosen a three-day destination bachelorette party. She paid for her own air and hotel but expects her bridal party to pay for our costs and hers for the entire weekend, including all...Tags: Eating Disorders, Reviews, Skin Rash, Hotels and Accommodations
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Paying for pizza poses problems
Dear Amy: My 16-year-old son and his friends get together every now and again at one another's homes to play video games or watch a movie. Whenever his friends come to our house, we feed them and provide them with snacks and beverages. My son has often...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Reviews, Movies, Behavioral Conditions
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Quick 'n' dirty sex advice: spring edition
Welcome to spring! It’ll still be cold for two more months, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream about putting our ski masks away and of summer hookups to come. With a new season comes a new quick ‘n’ dirty column, advice for...
Tags: David Carradine
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Reward the office superstars
Not long after this column launched, I declared myself America's most beloved workplace-advice columnist. While that wasn't based on anything concrete — like facts — it has yet to be disputed, so I assume it's true.
That makes me somewhat...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Companies and Corporations, Music, Indiana University, Employees
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How to update census' race question
A notable example of how Americans fall through the cracks in census data-gathering caught my eye recently. It appeared on the black-oriented TheRoot.com website under this intriguing headline: "I found one drop; can I be black now?" The "one drop" is a...
Tags: Population and Census, Racism, Demographics, Minority Groups
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I hate a parade!
Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade will step off at noon Saturday from Balbo and Columbus drives in Grant Park and head north about half a mile to Monroe Drive. You couldn't pay me to be there. Contrary to the words of the famous song, I hate a...
Tags: Grant Park, Arts and Culture, Columbus Day, Festive Events, St. Patrick's Day
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Balancing a criminal record and a resume
My New Year's resolution is to go from being simply "America's most beloved workplace-advice columnist" to "World's most beloved workplace-advice columnist."
And I want to lose weight and expand on my incredible capacity for humility.
I hope you all...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Criminals, Trials, Employment, Crimes
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CTA hearing sets sights on switch to Ventra card
A public hearing will be held Monday night about an upcoming fare-payment system that offers new options for CTA and Pace customers, but also contains costly penalties — most notably a $3 cash CTA rail fare — that transit riders can avoid,...
Tags: Personal Income, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Services and Shopping, Credit and Debt, Chicago Tribune
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Woman's surname is hers to keep or change
Dear Amy: I have been dating a wonderful woman for several months now, and we have fallen deeply in love. We talk of spending our lives together, and although we are undecided if we would get legally married, we would at the appropriate time make a...
Tags: Human Interest, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Gymnastics
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Expanding the database of work jerks
If I am America's most-beloved workplace advice columnist — and I am — then you, my friends, are America's most-beloved workplace advice column readers. And you proved it by responding to my recent column on workplace jerks (Business, Feb....
Tags: Television Industry, Union Pacific Corporation, Chicago Tribune Columnists, CBS Corp., Rex Huppke
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