Lifestyle Columns
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Noisy duplex could use sound barrierApr 11, 2021 6:00 am - Q: We just purchased a home in a newly built duplex. Everything is OK except noise from the next-door unit. It seems that the adjoining wall is not well insulated. When ...
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Antibiotics need further study in cancer treatmentsApr 10, 2021 7:00 am - You might be surprised to learn that a cancerous tumor is not a single set of cells and some of these tumor cells are more prone to spread to different parts of the body...
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Board's out-of-state meetings questionedApr 10, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Our condominium is located in Lake County. One of the board members owns a cabin in Wisconsin, and the board members occasionally conduct board meetings there. Is thi...
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The meaning of healing and the roots of long-term griefApr 10, 2021 6:00 am - This column is named Grief and Healing, and I thought it might be useful to explain what I mean by “healing.” As many know, I am concerned about grief and especially in ...
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Constable: Downers Grove voice doctor helps people who can't burp (they really need to)Apr 10, 2021 1:00 am - An accomplished laryngology specialist, Dr. Robert W. Bastian of Downers Grove earned his reputation performing revolutionary voice-restoring microsurgeries on opera sin...
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Longtime Baker Community Center board member, former blacksmith dies at 100Apr 09, 2021 6:00 am - If St. Charles ever has to point to a citizen who epitomized what it meant to grow up on a farm west of town and help the city transform into a key far-west suburb in th...
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Widescreen: Warner Bros. invites all its characters, not just kid-friendly ones, to 'Space Jam'Apr 08, 2021 6:00 am - Corporate synergy may have officially gone too far last weekend when the first trailer for "Space Jam: A New Legacy" premiered online. It's the summer sequel to the 1996...
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Some tips for prepping flavors for wine-friendly cookingApr 07, 2021 6:00 am - I'm no chef, but in 30 years of eating and drinking for a living, I've worked with some of the best. My key take-away is that of everything involved in creating deliciou...
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Maybe I've outdone myself with holidays this yearApr 04, 2021 5:00 pm - This year Easter is a big monthlong season because the Protestant and Catholic Easter are a month earlier than the Greek Orthodox Easter. And Passover started earlier an...
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Absentee homeowner degrades neighborhoodApr 04, 2021 6:00 am - Q: The home next door belongs to an absentee owner who allows the property to sit vacant and become increasingly dilapidated. Indigents occasionally break in to sleep an...