Lifestyle Stories from April 1, 2020 (Change date)
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First place, Poetry - 'Farmer's Market Club'Apr 01, 2020 11:58 am - Dreaming of growing maitakes from my cheeks Of walking through a layer cake of limestone The American West. Tired of being Corn leaves. Or Gala apples. Haven't called ...
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First place, Prose: 'A Puncher's Chance'Apr 01, 2020 11:58 am - Seated at a small Formica table in a sparse dining room, Ronny Felton stared at the phone resting before him. He licked his lips and reached for the phone, but his hand ...
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Morton Arboretum closing after visitors flout social distancing warningsApr 06, 2020 6:24 am - The Morton Arboretum will close its doors after visitors failed to adhere to social distancing guidelines, officials said in a news release. The Lisle tree campus threat...
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Images: Daily Herald readers create their own WilsonApr 01, 2020 6:53 am - Daily Herald readers designed creative Wilsons to keep them company during the stay-at-home order. Wilson (a volleyball) plays a starring role in Tom Hanks' 2000 movie “...
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'It was delightful,' seniors say of first video chat in COVID-19 timesApr 04, 2020 9:46 am - The state's stay-at-home directive has curtailed face-to-face contact for everyone, but it's been a particularly rough time for seniors in nursing homes who already had ...
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Second place, Prose - 'March Rain, Year 2 Scholars, New South Wales'Apr 01, 2020 11:58 am - Miss Flossy spoke to her class. "Alright, children, we've a few minutes before noontide, let's clear your workplace and rearrange them into a square or rectangle, you de...
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Third place, Prose - 'True Friends'Apr 01, 2020 12:15 pm - Infinite stars stared clearly through the warm summer air, like holes punched out of a taut fabric. A wide expanse of desert stretched untouched, save for a single road....
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Second place, Poetry - 'Starlight'Apr 01, 2020 11:58 am - I found a poem in a moment you've forgotten, when your eyes met mine then shifted up to splattered silver brightness hanging still against the ink-smeared sky. Lines c...
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Keep your distance, Lake County forest preserve visitors told, or preserves will closeApr 04, 2020 9:46 am - Lake County forest preserves and trails are open, but officials warn that can quickly change if visitors don't practice safe distancing. So far, those using the preserve...
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Online forum helps pantries share lessonsApr 01, 2020 10:31 am - West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge is collaborating with the Thierer Family Foundation to develop an online platform for food support organizations to share les...