Lifestyle Columns
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Snow and wind by the window, and pecan pie in the kitchenSep 25, 2021 6:00 am - We never know what sensations will comfort us, especially when bereaved. As I've often said, thank goodness for recollections from childhood. They can be called up when ...
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Shared driveway causes tension between neighborsSep 24, 2021 7:01 am - Q. I share a driveway with my next door neighbor. We both enter the driveway at the same spot and then about 30 feet later, the driveway splits off to our separate prope...
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Flying high: Brothers from Geneva finding success in Nashville with alternative country bandSep 24, 2021 6:00 am - Tommy Leland Cantwell and his brother Brandon Cantwell are successful musicians in Nashville, but they have a specific viewpoint regarding their hometown of Geneva. "The...
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Constable: Palatine grads turned smelly gym bags and a class project into a businessSep 23, 2021 5:30 am - A business incubator class Drake Roberts and Anthony Tamras took their senior year at Palatine High School gave them an idea, disrupted their college plans and changed t...
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Widescreen: Didn't get to that secret Metallica show at Metro? Netflix has you covered.Sep 22, 2021 11:00 pm - That surprise Metallica show at Metro on Monday sure was great, wasn't it? OK, OK, I didn't go either. I couldn't get to Wrigleyville from the suburbs in time for a tick...
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Re-creating a beloved dip takes trial and error to get it rightSep 22, 2021 6:00 am - I know I will always eat well when visiting my cousin Victoria's home, so it was no surprise when she served a memorable spread at her son's first birthday party, includ...
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A love of bread turns into search for low-carb substituteSep 22, 2021 6:00 am - By Don Mauer Daily Herald Correspondent I love bread, especially wheat flour-based bread. For me, though, one slice of that bread isn't enough. And once I eat a slice, I...
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Constable: Cicadas, crickets and sunsets tell us when summer yields to fallSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - If you believe in science, and you should after all we've been through, today is our last full day of summer. Fall begins for us at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday. But we all have ...
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Batavia author, Suicide Hotline volunteer to sign new bookSep 19, 2021 7:30 am - As the Batavia Chamber of Commerce's executive director from 2004 to 2014, Roger Breisch did a lot of things to help the city's businesses and build an overall sense of ...
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Good News Sunday: Palatine councilman's memories prompt opening of church time capsuleSep 19, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A boy was in awe of Palatine church's ti...