Columns
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Introduce your kids to New OrleansDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - How could one not be drawn to the unique melting pot history of New Orleans with its extraordinary food and music, myriad flags flown over the last 300 years and legends...
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Find the bad airline seats before you bookDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - You must have noticed that some flights seem longer than they should for the time they take. Others seem to literally fly by. The difference is a comfortable seat. Even ...
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Naming all species was man's lifelong passionDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Ever since college botany I have been fascinated by the work of Carl Linnaeus, the 18th century Swedish scientist who created a system for naming plants and animals. I w...
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Welcome the new breed: The 'I Want It Closer' sectorDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not something any of us really saw coming. Oh, we knew this area was growing at breakneck speed. And we knew that the NIMBY, or Not In My Back Yard, sector would b...
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Couples should get counseling for marital affairsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the years, I have worked with numerous couples who are attempting to recover from the relational devastation caused by one partner or the other, or even both, being...
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Solution to basement's dirty stucco wallsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. We have a finished basement with stucco walls. We don't like the appearance or how dirty they get. Is there a somewhat simple way to replace them? If not, can you...
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Midwestern girl spices up UCLA, Pac-10 volleyballNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Her long, golden blond hair is very Californian. And so is her volleyball mojo. Nellie Spicer seems to fit right in on the sun-splashed West Coast, where volleyball is k...
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Brust, Bradley overcome tragedy to make tourney runNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy made Stephen Brust wonder if he would even play a final season of collegiate soccer. A series of dramatic triumphs has the former Hersey High School star wonderi...
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It took a village to write that column, but it's not magicalNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - This column wants to express sympathy for those poor service industry employees whose jobs require them to end every conversation with a pitch: Grocery checkout clerks w...
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Local-access cable's 'Ralph the Robot' now 'Enchanted'Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Writing about a fairyland princess who finds herself in the real world has propelled screenwriter Bill Kelly from his real-world upbringing in Elk Grove Village to the h...