Lifestyle Stories from April 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Staycation or bleisure? Travel loves made-up wordsApr 16, 2014 6:06 am - NEW YORK - Hotels advertise "bleisure" packages. The Thai Tourism Authority is promoting "honeyteering." And a Mississippi TV anchor told advocates of gay equality to "g...
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Butter CookiesApr 15, 2014 5:35 am - 1½ sticks (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks, room temperature 1 up all-purpose flo...
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Warrenville comedian makes a career in TV commercialsApr 16, 2014 6:03 am - Comedian Jon Huck is cast in a lot of TV commercials, so he didn't think much about being hired to make a "Guitar Baby" ad for the learn-to-play guitar company Rocks...
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CrossFit joins the circusApr 17, 2014 6:08 am - Cirque du Soleil has been working on a couple new moves: squats and dead lifts. Those exercises aren't as flashy as most of the mind-blowing tricks the circus troupe is ...
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Cook of the Week: Elgin lunch lady balances nutrition, treatsApr 16, 2014 6:06 am - As the manager of food services for an Elgin school district, Christina Hernandez is responsible for more than 20,000 meals a day. Of course she has a little help; state...
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Country Music Museum grows to match genreApr 16, 2014 6:06 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is no longer bursting at the seams, thanks to a $100 million expansion that has more than doubled its space ...
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Dining events: Extreme deals for Gibsons' 25thApr 15, 2014 9:03 am - Gibsons turns 25 Celebrate Gibsons' silver anniversary with $25 steaks all day Monday, April 21, at the restaurant's three locations. For one day only, all steaks o...
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Dreyfuss loves acting, but his passion is politicsApr 16, 2014 6:03 am - LOS ANGELES — Politically, Richard Dreyfuss describes himself as “intensely pre-partisan, and even more intensely anti-shmuck.” The 66-year-old Oscar winner almost immed...
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Ray Price caps career with stirring last albumApr 16, 2014 6:03 am - Ray Price, “Beauty Is ...” (AmeriMonte) The late Ray Price titled his final studio recording “Beauty Is ...” after an opening duet with Vince Gill that draws on the...
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Lindenhurst children make spring baskets for less fortunateApr 15, 2014 8:57 pm - Young children scurried around the room at the Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center to assemble spring baskets for Easter and Passover in the 11th annual effort to help th...