Lifestyle Stories from June 22, 2014 (Change date)
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Ditch the supermarket: These 3 companies deliverJun 23, 2014 9:19 am - NEW YORK - If you dread making supermarket runs, you're in luck. Same-day grocery delivery services from Google, Instacart and Postmates are expanding into more cities ...
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Tech partnership declares girls, yes, can codeJun 23, 2014 9:19 am - Diana Navarro loves to code, and she's not afraid to admit it. But the 18-year-old Rutgers University computer science major knows she's an anomaly: Writing software to ...
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5 Things To Know about getting girls into codingJun 22, 2014 6:15 am - Here are five things to know about a new initiative Google is launching this week called "Made with Code." What is "Made With Code?" The Google-led initiative is an...
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Prospect Heights family wins garage makeoverJun 23, 2014 4:45 pm - Heidi Eglund of Prospect Heights is a self-proclaimed “neat freak.” Her home is always neat and tidy. But until recently, when it came to her family's garage, she threw ...
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Backyards get their chance to shineJun 23, 2014 10:02 am - Sometimes life doesn't turn out exactly as you plan it. Reverses and set backs in the economy or in your personal life has you so busy making ends meet that you have no ...
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The star of this cruise night was storytellingJun 23, 2014 6:03 am - The passion for automobiles shines like glossy paint, gleaming chrome and crystal-clean engines. At the very heart of car culture is the sharing of motoring memories. Af...
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'Think Like a Man' tops 'Jersey Boys' with $30MJun 23, 2014 6:41 am - NEW YORK - The Las Vegas ensemble comedy "Think Like a Man Too" topped a slow weekend at the summer box office with $30 million, besting blockbuster holdovers from last ...
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Interfaith council walk Sunday in Buffalo GroveJun 23, 2014 9:15 am - The Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council is sponsoring a 5K family walk, "I walk to feed the hungry," 2 p.m. Sunday, June 29. Registration starts at 1:15 p.m. at the so...
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Take initiative for chores and mom may be less demandingJun 22, 2014 1:05 am - Q. I am a generally happy, young teenage boy. I have recently been upset with my mother, because I feel she has been unfriendly. Whenever I ask her if I can do something...
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Lichen a gray-green growth on barkJun 22, 2014 1:05 am - Q. I have a maple tree that has a gray-green growth on the bark. What is it? A. Chances are the gray-green growth is lichen. A lichen may look like a single organism, bu...