All Stories from June 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Can you really teach a kid to become bullyproof?Jun 03, 2012 6:51 am - NEW YORK — Teaching kids to become “bullyproof” is all the rage. Books, videos and websites promise to show parents how to protect their kids from being bullied; school ...
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Crystals help scientists predict volcanic eruptionsJun 03, 2012 6:37 am - Active volcanoes often send out signals advertising that they are awake: small earthquakes and venting gasses usually aren’t good news. But often, the messages aren’t cl...
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Crystals help scientists predict volcanic eruptionsJun 03, 2012 6:37 am - Active volcanoes often send out signals advertising that they are awake: small earthquakes and venting gasses usually aren’t good news. But often, the messages aren’t cl...
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Meet the jumping oak gall waspJun 03, 2012 6:17 am - Jumping Jehoshaphat! The ground is alive! Or so it seems when hundreds of tiny round spheres the size of a pin head are hopping around on the sidewalk. This spring there...
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Faulty water pump sometimes hard to diagnoseJun 03, 2012 6:01 am - Q. I have a Audi with a strange overheating problem that no one can seem to find. For the most part the car will run great with no problems at all and then randomly the ...
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St. Charles Noon Rotary vice president held for 'ransom' fundraiserJun 03, 2012 6:00 am - Submitted by St. Charles Noon Rotary At a recent meeting, Scott Briggs, St. Charles Noon Rotary vice president, introduced two close friends whom he had gotten to know w...
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Senior expo offered in BataviaJun 03, 2012 6:00 am - Submitted by Batavia Park District The Batavia Park District and the Batavia Senior Citizens Club will present the fourth annual “Super Savvy Senior Expo” from 10 a.m. t...
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On the road: A good ribbing at Ribfest ChicagoJun 03, 2012 6:00 am - Chicago Take a ribbing Top local and national acts, 50,000 attendees and as many pounds of pork from more than 30 city restaurants are just the beginning of Ri...
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Exploring Denali on footJun 03, 2012 6:00 am - Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve is an enchanting but unforgiving landscape, where adventurers far more experienced than I have gotten lost or hurt. The danger...
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Trip of a lifetime doesn't have to be a whirlwind tourJun 03, 2012 6:00 am - Last week while flying back from a trip to Italy, I was seated next to an elderly man from Detroit. He was part of a tour group returning from 10 days in Europe. He was ...