Columns
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Lackluster Bulls feeling Wallace's lack of productionDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - The Bulls' postgame routine has become drearily familiar. Inside the locker room, the key players are asked if they can identify any reasons why the team would show so l...
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Bears show true meaning of a rivalryDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Somehow the Bears-Packers rivalry endures. There can be no other conclusion after Sunday's 35-7 Bears victory in Soldier Field. "Beating the Green Bay Packers can cure a...
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Keep kids' focus on fun, fitness and sportsmanshipDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - The high school swim invitational was moving at a quick pace, with a small but supportive group of parents watching from the bleachers. One novice swimmer from the visit...
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Gynecologist, internist may figure out hot flashesDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I am a 69-year-old female, 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 160 pounds. I exercise regularly, take vitamins, am on Femara as a follow-up for breast cancer, and clonidine and...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Health bulletinDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Short legs linked to liver disease in women Women with short legs may have a higher risk of liver disease, with both probably caused by diet or other factors early in li...
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Give the gift of forgiveness this holiday seasonDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are a perfect time to practice the divine -- and sometimes really hard -- work of forgiveness. That's because, along with the cards, brightly wrapped gift...
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Make a list, check it twice, during holidaysDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Surrounded by mounds of paperwork with the day closing in on me, I sat at my desk making note of what to do next in the order of importance. This happened a long time ag...
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Writer finds passion for non-fiction kids' booksDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - How did you choose your career? Was it a childhood dream, a conscious choice, or maybe just happenstance? Sally Walker always knew she wanted to be a writer. Her parents...
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Bush succeeded in Iraq, but not so in Iran, North KoreaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Just four months after 9/11, George Bush identified Iran, Iraq and North Korea as the "axis of evil" and declared that defanging these rogue regimes was America's most u...