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Ask Paul B: My Wife, Is 50 Pound Weight Gain Too Much?
Dear Paul B, I am NOT a selfish person, nor am I hypocritical. It’s not that I am not sensitive to my wife, but she is NOT the woman that I married. We don’t have […]
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Ask Paul B: Being a Gentleman Goes A Long Way
Dear Paul B, I am a an “older 28 year old.” I have always been a polite, caring, generous person. Perhaps, my family and our roots are the reason for my softer side. I am […]
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Ask Paul B: “Just Friends” and Learning to Say No
Dear Paul B, I am now twenty, and I am maturing each day. I have a very good job, and I am saving a lot. I have a girlfriend who watches me like a hawk. […]
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Ask Paul B: A Dad’s Love for His Daughter
Dear Paul B, I am sure you remember my letter from late 2012… I was forcing my daughter out of the house. It hurt badly, but she was out of control on a weekly basis. […]
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Ask Paul B: What’s Best? Better Shoes or Jeans, or a Better Mom?
Dear Paul B, You know me, cause I write to you a lot. I am now 14, but I have grown up in the past year. I have been through a lot, but so have […]
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Ask Paul B: Expectations. What is Friendship?
Dear Paul B, People are just not normal these days. I am shocked at the kinds of people I have known in the past 20 years. They just don’t know how to be friends. I […]
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Here’s Something You Probably Won’t See at Green Slopes: Muko Nage
Residents of Tokamachi, Japan continued a tradition that has been in place since the 18th century – throwing husbands in the snow. The custom, practiced every January 15th, is believed to have started as retaliation […]
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Ask Paul B: No Self Pride and a Rushed Relationship
Dear Paul B, This is a tough decision for me. I got engaged about nine months ago to Charlene. We had known each other for about three months before getting engaged. We met at our […]
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Ask Paul B: I Need a Hero, Not a Family Suck-Up
Dear Paul B, I am an original Arlington Heights resident, and I love reading all the different Cardinal pages..especially the weather and Crime-BLog. I just discovered you a few months ago, and I think you’re […]
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Philandering–A Character Flaw? You BET
American women, who trail men when it comes to making money, leading companies and accumulating wealth, are closing the gap on at least one measure: cheating on their spouses (Over the last two decades: 40 […]
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Ask Paul B: Old Friends — Not Just OLD PEOPLE!
Dear Paul B, About two years I was contacted by some people from my graduating class to get together. I was reluctant, because I wasn’t very popular and didn’t feel like I “belonged,” but mulled […]
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Arlington Heights Resident Finds, Reads Own Epitaph
Dear Paul B, I have lived in our great community of Arlington Heights for over 57 years. I fought for our country, raised our family here, took care of our two girls, and continue to […]
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Ask Paul B: “She’s REALLY Special!”
Dear Paul B, Nobody quite understands me, so perhaps you can help the “others” understand. I was raised here in Arlington Heights and wanted for nothing. My grades were always excellent, and I was called […]
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Ask Paul B: Be a Mensch (Yiddish: “A person of integrity and honor”)
Dear Paul B, There is no problem here, just some advice to others (not trying to steal your thunder now,) and a few observations. My elderly Dad is now 86, and suffers from Alzheimer’s, and […]
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Ask Paul B: Romantic Success!!!
Dear Paul B, Just a quick “thank you so very much,” for directing me to stick to the plan. It worked out so well. A little background, because it’s been 17 months now. I am […]