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Add wine to your pan before pouring it in your glassApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, I had one of those "Oops, I forgot to eat today," days. Instead of ordering expensive take-out, I defrosted some coq au vin, steamed some rice and enjoyed a d...
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How to stretch your grocery-store dollarApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently participated in a "shopping competition" for a television show. The producers wanted to compare strategies from two savings experts by giving each of us $100 ...
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Entertaining comes naturally to husband-wife duoApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Scott and Jayne Hezner are the kind of people who rarely get an invitation to dinner at someone else's house. It isn't that they spill wine on the rug, it's just that th...
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Wind creates ocean's white capsApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Melissa Hauptman, 7, a second-grader at Diamond Lake School in Mundelein, asked, "What makes the top of a wave white on a whitecap?" Waves make the ocean wild and exciti...
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Excuses, excuses: Baker had a million of themApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In the corner of the Cubs' dugout is a seat often obscured by players and coaches. It's safe from the TV cameras, from the fans' wrath, and sometimes from the game itsel...
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One more reason you should saveApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For years I've been telling my kids they better take care of me in my old age. "Mommy, can we go to McDonald's?" one of them might ask. "Do you promise to ...
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'Frankly', Clinton isn't believable in her criticism of ObamaApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Long ago, I discovered that the word "frankly" often meant a lie was coming my way. I learned this from an insurance agent, who preceded every attempt to sell me useless...
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Orchestra festival at Hersey shows off local talentApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before any discussion came up regarding cutting the position of orchestra director to part time, Hersey High School's fine arts officials began planning their annua...
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Student's short film shows how easy it is to go greenApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - "STOP! Think Green and Save," is the latest opus by a Lake County resident to gain national recognition. Tyler Depke, 21, of Grayslake, shot the 4-minute, 54-second sho...
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Tony's Butcher Shop expands with purchase of second locationApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Chuck Hyatt, a veteran in the meat industry, is expanding his old-fashioned Grayslake butcher shop. Tony's Butcher Shop, in its 11th year at 209 Route 83, has opened a s...