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Common elements of table salt make oceans taste dry, bitterApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - "Why is ocean water salty?" asked Tristan Sproul, 11, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Did you ever gulp a mouthful of ocean water? It tastes terrible -...
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Get spruced up for a good cause Sunday at Salon 37Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many salons, Salon 37 in Algonquin is closed on Sundays. But this Sunday, owners Julie Grosse and Tiffany Soderlund are opening the salon's doors for a special bene...
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Spring into actionApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Mother's Day, Prom and spring, oh my The seasonal shopping trifecta is upon us: Mother's Day, prom and, thank God, spring. Whether you're shopping for one or all three, ...
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Too much Merlot is mediocre these daysApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We wouldn't normally have Merlot for our anniversary, but this is special. Our column is 10 years old this week, and since the very first wine we wrote about was America...
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Encourage your kids to go nuts at snack timeApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. When they're at home from school, my two children always yearn for less-than-quality fare, such as sugary junk -- snack chips accompanied by a can of soda. If I a...
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Trial and error leads to the perfect brownieApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - After chocolate chip cookies, brownies may be America's favorite. As an article in Cook's Country pointed out, most brownie recipes begin with a stick of butter. That's ...
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Wife resents she is working harder, longer hoursApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My wife and I have been married four years. We share a mortgage but don't have kids or other significant debt. My wife works a lot harder than I do. Her company p...
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Guillen says Yankees picked 'the right guy' in GirardiApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not so much that Ozzie Guillen feels sorry for Joe Girardi. He's just certain he doesn't want Girardi's job. "Not everyone can handle that job, but he's right for i...
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Allergies to milk, eggs not the same conditionsApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Are egg and milk allergies two separate concerns? A. Although milk and eggs are frequently classified together in the dairy category, the proteins in these fo...
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U.S.-born Latinos weary with the ugliness in immigration debateApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S.-born Latinos in America are fed up. They're tired of the ugliness in the immigration debate, and they're not buying the argument that it does not concern them. Tak...