Lifestyle Stories from December 7, 2013 (Change date)
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Operation North Pole a day to remember for sick kidsDec 08, 2013 8:29 pm - A very special Metra train spreading a whole lot of holiday cheer — think jolly firemen, impish elves and a rambunctious Mrs. Santa — carried more than 60 children and f...
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Geneva collection for tornado victims ends MondayDec 09, 2013 11:15 am - People who still wish to help the victims of the tornado that struck Washington, Ill., last month, have through 5 p.m. Monday to participate in a collection co-sponsored...
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Weird new social-media trend: being niceDec 08, 2013 6:08 am - First it was Jimmy Kimmel declaring his love for Jimmy Fallon. Then it was the Yankees being nice to the Red Sox, which was almost unfathomable, yet also understandable ...
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DVD previews: ‘Despicable Me 2,’ ‘Fast & Furious 6’Dec 08, 2013 6:17 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 10: “Despicable Me 2” (PG, 98 minutes, Universal): The minions are back. The little yellow torpedoes warmed hearts in 2010...
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St. Augustine attraction zips over alligatorsDec 08, 2013 6:19 am - ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — I was slowly crossing a swinging log bridge when I paused, sensing the alligator 12 feet below was staring at me. The water around the 8-foot gator...
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Weekend picks: Puppeteer Blair Thomas tells storiesDec 08, 2013 6:17 am - 'Hard Headed Heart' See puppeteer Blair Thomas perform with hand puppets, rod marionettes and shadow puppetry in the “Hard Headed Heart” puppetry show at Oakton Com...
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Public art project elicits the profound, profaneDec 08, 2013 6:19 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It is public art made of private wishes. In a phenomenon spreading across the globe, oversized blackboards, painted on buildings and freestanding displa...
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Growing trend for 2014: Orchid as top colorDec 08, 2013 6:19 am - NEW YORK — Orchid is growing on us: A version of the purple hue is Pantone Inc.’s color of the year for 2014. It follows this year’s pick of emerald green. Officially kn...
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Holiday spirit at heart of book on family Christmas traditionsDec 07, 2013 12:05 pm - Every Christmas, your family does something they do every year. It's a tradition, and it's never broken. Perhaps you all go to church together before seeing what Santa b...
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More on insulation and R-valuesDec 08, 2013 6:19 am - Q. I recently read your story about insulating an attic room and you mentioned using materials with a high R-value. Can you tell me what the various R-values are for the...