Columns
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Busyness burden often takes a tollJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. It's an old story. My wife and I were intimate often for the first several years of our marriage. Now, that has fallen off. I've tried to talk to her about it. Bu...
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Former Buddhist leads Christian church in ElginJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - When Siripong Leal left Thailand, he was a Buddhist. He never imagined the future would find him heading a Christian ministry in the United States, as he does now. But ...
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Like it or not, Pats' offense will get the job done SundayJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I would love to see the New York Giants' pass rush clean Tom Brady's Movado clock and wipe the smug smirk and the Stetson cologne off his pretty-boy face. And it would b...
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Help me win a bet: Get out there and vote!Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Talk about pathetic. I just bet a political junkie that the vote turnout in the February primary will top 50 percent. That would mean only one of every two voters goes t...
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Unusual ingredient adds crispness to chocolate chip cookiesJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - As a pastry chef, I'm always on the lookout for appealing and interesting dessert recipes. While researching for this column it's not unusual for me to peruse dozens of ...
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Volatile market scares small investorsJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Every January, my husband and I update our finances, but this year's review nearly sent me over the edge. Just over a week ago, as we were tabulating our a...
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Lower expectations and get enjoyment out of lifeJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Thirty days ago we all made New Year's resolutions. So, how's it going? I thought so. Me too. I made one easy, sensible, do-able resolution: practice gratitude daily. I ...
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Geneva grad joins family tradition of serviceJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Krys Castner is "more proud than scared … right now." But the Geneva mother has been down the road of having a loved one in the military service before. This time, it is...
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A simple way to understand the complex human brainJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Megan Gahart, 10, a fifth-grader at Butterfield School in Libertyville asked, "How do brains work?" Dr. Martha Constantine-Paton, professor of biology and brain and cogn...
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'Puttering gourmet' raises the bar for home cookingJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Long before the Food Network infected so many of us with the urge to cook there was Graham Kerr, "The Galloping Gourmet" of public television fame. Wacky and entertainin...