Lifestyle Stories from December 4, 2022 (Change date)
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'Home' for the holidays wherever you happen to beDec 04, 2022 6:00 am - Just like the Christmas shopping season, it seems like radio stations start playing Christmas music 24/7 earlier and earlier. In our area, you could hear holiday tunes o...
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Seasonal depression rides in with the winterDec 04, 2022 6:00 am - Winter's coming. The leaves have fallen, temperatures are dropping and there's less daylight to brighten our moods. While some enjoy the holidays and changing of the sea...
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VR may be an effective add-on therapy for surgeryDec 04, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I'm having hand surgery next year to help with carpal tunnel, and I'm not thrilled about having anesthesia. I've been reading about surgeons whose patients use virtua...
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Time to clean, sharpen and put away your gardening toolsDec 04, 2022 6:00 am - Sharpen and clean your garden tools when putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside edge of the spade...
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Agent complains about home inspectorsDec 04, 2022 5:00 am - Q: May I help you shed some naiveté? As a high producing real estate agent in the Seattle area, I have watched growing numbers of home inspectors. with their authoritari...
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Schaumburg Twp. GOP holding Toys for Tots drive this weekDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization will be collecting toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program this week. New, unopen and unwrapped toys valued at $1...
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Millennial Money: 4 reasons for thrift store gifts this yearDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we're thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our own closet, gifting used goods still carries a st...
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Fan buying famed 'Goonies' house in Oregon, listed for $1.7MDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - ASTORIA, Ore. - The listing agent for the Victorian home featured in the "The Goonies" film in Astoria, Oregon, said this week the likely new owner is a fan of the clas...
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Bob McGrath, 'Sesame Street' legend, dies at 90Dec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children's author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children's show "Sesame Street" has di...
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Volunteers prep thousands of 'Hope Packs' for prisonersDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - It doesn't take much sometimes to save someone's life. Sometimes a box of snacks, a holiday card and a book can bridge the gap from despair to hope. With that in mind, a...