Michelle Holdway
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Special-edition Poll Vault: What is your favorite Whitney Houston song?Feb 11, 2012 9:31 pm - Whitney Houston’s personal struggles were well-documented, yet the news of her death at 48 shocked me Saturday evening. I was in junior high school when she burst upon t...
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Poll Vault: Lightning round! Cola, baseball, pizza, TV, moreFeb 10, 2012 1:11 pm - Let's have a little fun this week with a rapid-fire round. Pick your favorites among these “hard-hitting” questions: Coke or Pespi? Cubs or White Sox? Deep-dish pizza or...
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Poll Vault: Where will you watch the Super Bowl on Sunday?Feb 04, 2012 1:10 pm - Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will seat about 70,000 for Super Bowl XLVI. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you don’t have tickets. So where will you watch th...
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Poll Vault: Which of the Best Picture nominees have you seen?Jan 27, 2012 11:07 am - The Oscars nominations came out earlier this week, and this year I can say that I've at least heard of all the films up for Best Picture. There are nine movies in that c...
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Poll Vault: Has the norovirus struck in your household?Jan 20, 2012 11:33 am - As my colleague Madhu Krishnamurthy has written recently, the norovirus is circulating through the suburbs. More than 100 customers fell ill after eating at a restaurant...
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Poll Vault: Whose job is it to shovel snow in your household?Jan 13, 2012 9:46 am - With up to 8 inches of snow falling overnight, somebody’s gonna have to do some shoveling today. Is that “lucky” person you? Or do you barter with your spouse to avoid ...
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Poll Vault: What were the first and last CDs you bought?Jan 07, 2012 5:28 pm - Can you remember the last time you bought a physical music CD as opposed to a download? I’m having trouble recalling that purchase myself. But I can remember exactly whe...
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Poll Vault: Are there too many college bowl games?Dec 30, 2011 6:01 pm - Why are there 35 Division I college bowl games? Probably because no one could wrangle a sponsor for No. 36. Get a load of some of these “classics”: the Famous Idaho Pota...
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Poll Vault: Best toy you ever received for Christmas or Hanukkah?Dec 23, 2011 9:48 pm - The Internet certainly makes holiday shopping for kids less of a challenge. These days, it seems, nothing is unavailable. But when I was a kid, every year there was a m...
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Poll Vault: What kinds of cookies do you make for the holidays?Dec 16, 2011 1:20 pm - The Daily Herald newsroom is a sweet place each December, as it becomes a repository for Christmas cookies. Employees bring in baked treats, and vendors also send us goo...