Lifestyle Columns
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'What Robby gave us was the gift of life': 55 years later, Vietnam veteran's heroism is still powerfulApr 13, 2021 5:10 am - Severely wounded, out of ammunition and committed to taking out the machine-gun nest killing his men, 25-year-old Sgt. James W. Robinson Jr. limped toward the danger. He...
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Suburban mosques reopen for Ramadan worship servicesApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Muslims typically look forward to Ramadan - the most sacred month of the Islamic calendar - for its blessings and virtues. This year, there is a greater sense of excitem...
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Why there's a shortage of bikes, and how you can make yours last longerApr 12, 2021 6:00 am - With bikes hard to come by - parts and accessories, too - there is no better time to make friends with your local bike shop. Unfortunately, a survey of five bike shops r...
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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...