Lifestyle Columns
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Neighbors in the News: Area pediatric dentist installed as dental society treasurerDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - • A pediatric dentist with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Victoria A. Ursitti, has been installed as the 2023 treasurer of the Chicago Dental Society (CDS). Ursit...
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Film Critic Dann Gire picks his 10 movies of the yearDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As 2022 bites the chronological dust, it's time to take a look at the movies of the past 12 months and determine the most memorable ones. Here are mine. 1. 'The Banshees...
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Widescreen: Five unsung heroes from 2022's biggest hitsDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Widescreen's year-end wrapup of big- and small-screen entertainment often looks past the names on the marquee. Here are five people who deserve more credit for 2022's gr...
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Pot liquor from cooking beans and leftover ham packs this humble soup with flavorDec 28, 2022 5:00 am - Did you have ham on Christmas? One consultant in The Washington Post estimated that 15% of households did in 2019. I would guess that number went up this year, given the...
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The best of the products that made a healthy impact in 2022Dec 28, 2022 5:00 am - With a new year just around the corner, this is the time when I look back to see what useful products I discovered. The column that received the most 2022 emails was my ...
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You saw what kind of owl? Murphy's Law in natureDec 27, 2022 5:00 am - I've been a naturalist for decades and I have come to accept the fact that Mother Nature hates me. If I schedule a stargazing program, it will be overcast and the owls w...
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The U.S. Constitution: Articles V, VI and VII - amendments, slavery, supremacy, ratificationDec 27, 2022 5:00 am - This is 10th in a series of essays about the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution has seven defining Articles. I have covered the first four in stand-alone essays. This ...
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Good News Sunday: Love of their late father inspires Latina sisters to launch their own wine labelDec 25, 2022 6:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: For Elia and Laura Rodriguez, wine equa...
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Buyer complains about home inspectorDec 25, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We hired a home inspector to check out our house before we bought it. His report indicated no problems, but after closing the deal we discovered many problems: The po...
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Night driving changes, along with life, as you go it aloneDec 24, 2022 5:00 am - Hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah and now the beginning of Kwanzaa. I did - and now on to New Year's! There's still lots of festivities ahead. And ma...