Lifestyle Columns
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This red velvet skillet cookie can't be 'beet'Feb 23, 2022 5:00 am - “What are we making?” is the first thing I hear when my young students file in for their weekly class. “A giant cookie,” I recently replied. Their delight was only sligh...
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Look for mathematic sequences on your next nature hikeFeb 22, 2022 5:00 am - There's a reason I chose to be a naturalist. Calculus, physics, and statistics were never my friends. Fortunately, I was able to take a course titled Mathematics for Lif...
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Hersey High School mural project promotes inclusivenessFeb 21, 2022 4:30 am - A mural project in the works at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, created by the school's minority students, will reflect students' diverse cultural experien...
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Good News Sunday: Black leaders club displays inspirational artwork at Palatine High SchoolFeb 20, 2022 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: The hallways of Palatine High School tra...
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Owner, inspector disagree over water heater safetyFeb 20, 2022 5:00 am - Q: We just replaced the water heater in our garage. Unfortunately, the building inspector will not approve the installation. The raised platform under the water heater i...
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New law allows gardens on unit owner's propertyFeb 19, 2022 5:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: I live in a townhouse in a common interest community. Each individually owned townhouse lot has a spacious backyard. Are owners permitted to have ...
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An 'auspicious' day or date can be put to good advantageFeb 19, 2022 5:00 am - The date 02-02-02 found me in India. I had stayed a couple extra weeks on that particular Motorola business trip because we needed to sign a business partnership agreeme...
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Travel the world with your taste buds in Tri-Cities as eateries offer global cuisineFeb 18, 2022 5:00 am - It may not be unique to the Tri-Cities area, but you can travel around the world here with your taste buds leading the way. Many small- to mid-size cities likely have an...
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Widescreen: A rare misstep for Criterion Collection, Coen brothersFeb 18, 2022 5:00 am - The 19-year-old DVD copy of “Miller's Crossing” on the bookshelf behind me says the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era epic about warring mobsters runs 115 minutes. The new ...
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'Cursed' an atmospheric horror tale with teethFeb 17, 2022 5:00 am - “The Cursed” - ★ ★ ★ I hesitate to label Sean Ellis' gothic thriller as a “werewolf movie,” simply because the term connotes a host of cliches and cheap, exploitative v...