Lifestyle Stories from May 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Chicken prices go thigh-high as consumers seek dark meatMay 06, 2012 8:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Pat LaFrieda Jr. can't get enough chicken thighs. If his family business featured on the new Food Network series "Meat Men" orders 100 cases of boneless, s...
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Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pagesMay 06, 2012 6:57 am - NEW YORK — Vogue magazine, perhaps the world’s top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: too thin is no longer in. The 19 editors of Vo...
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Advanced Placement classes surge as tool for schools raising standardsMay 06, 2012 6:38 am - Not long ago, Advanced Placement exams were mostly for top students looking to challenge themselves and get a head start on college credit. Not anymore. In the next two ...
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Ohio wild animal stampede ignites vast law reviewMay 06, 2012 6:05 am - LOS ANGELES — Of all the beasts set free by the suicidal owner of an exotic animal farm in Ohio last year, few were as scary or as lethal as the big cats. Tigers, l...
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Finding a quiet beach getaway in MexicoMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - MAJAHUAL, Mexico - My criteria for a vacation were simple: Warm weather. Postcard beaches. Clear, sunny skies. Long, languid days to immerse myself in beach books. A pri...
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On the road: Take a Robie House tourMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - Chicago Water under the bridge Of course everyone knows about Chicago's great museums like the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium, but perhaps you aren't acquainted with ...
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Refurbished steamboat cruising the Mississippi againMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - HENDERSON, Ky. - The churning red paddle wheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the wide Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through a slice of Ame...
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New Michigan museum delves into racismMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — The objects displayed in Michigan’s newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque ...
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Traveling doesn't have to be a pet peeve for ownersMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - Did you hear about the Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy who was dogging it on the tarmac at New York's LaGuardia Airport last week? Apparently he escaped from his crate and led...
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Designer turns Midwestern ranch into Old World masterpieceMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - As an interior designer, Brian Ellingson has overseen a lot of home makeovers, but probably none more dramatic than his own. How dramatic? He started with a basic 1950s ...