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Random Thoughts
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Random Thoughts

I have come to grips with the fact that I may be an alien. Let me explain. It’s late January, and I’m driving in my car. All over the city there are former Christmas trees laying flat, stuck in snow on

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"List"ing The Essentials
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"List"ing The Essentials

In life, there are “to-do” lists, bucket lists, holiday gift lists, and the ever-popular “honey-do” list, to note a few well-known examples. As the working environment of a manager sometimes becomes

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The Same Rules Apply
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The Same Rules Apply

Because of my volunteer work as an Audubon International steward, I have helped many golf course managers and superintendents obtain course certification for the Cooperative Sanctuary Program, which

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Preserving Parks
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Preserving Parks

In this tough economy, budgets for ball fields are being squeezed like every other area of parks and recreation. Because of this stress and an immediate need to make changes, parks departments are

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Year Of Tens

The clown walked into my living room and all the two-year-olds started to cry. It was the classic new-parent mistake--cash in a coupon for a free birthday with a clown to make your oldest childХs birt

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This-N-That

Williams Architects Announces KmiecikХs RetirementCarol Stream, Ill.--Williams Architects Ltd. announces the retirement of Vice President Lawrence (Larry) M. Kmiecik after 28 years of service. He will

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Good Sports

Like all of the other games in what would turn out to be a winless season, we fell behind quickly. The spread eventually settled at 20 points as our boys worked hard to even get off one shot. It was

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The Mercy Rule

Most football fans remember the Buffalo BillsХ historic 32-point, come-from-behind victory against the Houston Oilers in the 1993 playoffs.How about several years ago when the Cleveland Indians dug th

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