Lifestyle Stories from August 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Girl who used periwinkle to best leukemia blossoms into comicAug 25, 2014 4:56 am - In 1998, 8-year-old Lisa Mongillo of Arlington Heights took a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii to see the periwinkle flower used to make one of the leukemia drugs doctors hoped would save her life. Now, she's a comedian in a two-woman show and works for a charity that helps kids.
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An insightful look at digital-age clutterAug 24, 2014 1:05 pm - I fall asleep to the glow of Netflix and, when I awake, begin the digital litany of my day: the relentless email and news, the Facebook and Twitter feeds, the blogs and ...
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Go for the food: In Annapolis, crab rulesAug 25, 2014 6:21 am - ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Do not wear your Sunday best. That's the first rule for eating messy crabs here on the Chesapeake Bay. Everything else - demonstrating brutal hammer ski...
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Sunday picks: Meet a few dames to die forAug 24, 2014 6:52 pm - Dames to die for: Meet and get autographs this weekend from actresses Patricia Rodriguez Vonne, Crystal McCahill and Rosario Dawson (Aug. 23 and 24 only) before scre...
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Ivy-covered Geneva home is a modern classicAug 25, 2014 9:41 am - When one thinks of Geneva, one generally thinks of stately, old-fashioned Victorians, bungalows, Georgians and other traditional homes. But back in the late 1980s, one w...
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Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park celebrates turning 100Aug 25, 2014 6:21 am - ESTES PARK, Colo. — No adjectives can do Rocky Mountain National Park justice. The jagged snow-draped peaks, rocky tundra, green valleys and roaring waterfalls render ex...
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Adaptive sports group hosts 5K:Aug 24, 2014 5:09 pm - Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association will host the 7th Annual 5k Twilight Run, Walk, Roll & Post-Race Party on Saturday, Sept. 6. The race will begin at the Gorton Co...
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When it comes to parenting, a united front works bestAug 24, 2014 1:05 am - If you're a parent, you've been there. I'd just taken my seat in the back of the auditorium, so hadn't caught the first act of the family drama being played out in the ...
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Unqualified contractor makes poor attic repairsAug 24, 2014 1:05 am - Q: I read your column in the Daily Herald each week and always find it interesting. We had bathroom vents incorrectly installed into the attic, rather than being vented ...
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Images: MTV Video Music AwardsAug 25, 2014 2:23 am - NEW YORK — The two-hour show was tamer than past VMAs: The most shocking moment was Nicki Minaj's rump-shaking during her performance of “Anaconda” in the show's first m...