Lifestyle Stories from May 8, 2011 (Change date)
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'Party on the Farm' May 22 benefits Sierra ClubMay 09, 2011 4:27 pm - Twin Star Ranch will be open to the public from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 22 as a fundraiser for the Illinois Sierra Club. Music will be provided by The Almost Brothers B...
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Trainers confident Fittest Losers will stay in shapeMay 10, 2011 7:53 am - Motivation is the key to weight loss, and the Daily Herald's Fittest Losers had motivation in triplicate. The five Daily Herald readers who participated in the Fittest L...
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Gender stereotypes easing more for girls than boysMay 09, 2011 2:30 pm - NEW YORK — If a girl wants to try her hand at baseball or ice hockey, she’s likely to be praised as plucky. But if a boy likes the color pink? Well, that’s a toenail of ...
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Hotels starting to add fees for just about everythingMay 09, 2011 2:30 pm - If you're budgeting for summer travel, be on the lookout for fees on your hotel bill for everything from newspapers to luggage storage. Some of the fees can be avoided: ...
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Personality drives prom gown stylesMay 09, 2011 9:19 am - NEW YORK — Prom-dress trends come and go — bright colors and bohemian looks this season — but the fashion personalities of the high-school girls celebrating the end of t...
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River cities cash in on geocachingMay 09, 2011 12:16 pm - PEORIA — Golf courses in the Decatur area have lost two steady customers. Steve and Luise Oglesby would rather look for small containers in the woods ... or in parks and...
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Tree peonies get a bad rapMay 06, 2011 10:55 am - I wouldn’t say the flowers of tree peonies — those “other” peonies — prepare you for the flowery show of the more common herbaceous peonies that come soon after. No, wit...
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Vegetables, herbs grace garden and dinner tableMay 08, 2011 8:50 am - In Rosalind Creasy’s lush gardens in Los Altos, Calif., vivid dahlias share the stage with geraniums and cherry tomatoes, tulips coexist with delicate lettuce leaves and...
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Annuals good garden companions for perennialsMay 09, 2011 2:40 pm - The plants we choose to include in our gardens change with the times. Abundant annuals in intricate bedding displays were once in vogue; then they fell out of favor and ...
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On the road: Spring Walk and Cruise TourMay 09, 2011 9:45 am - Chicago Bright lights, bike city Take the City Lights at Night Bike Tour, a three-hour, guided evening jaunt that features stops at Chicago landmarks like the ...
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