Lifestyle Columns
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The long run of isolation requires 'social cheerfulness'Oct 24, 2020 6:00 am - I write about long-term grief. But now we are also faced with long-term "stay at home." It crept up on us. We are already at the seventh-month mark of relative isolation...
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Inventive time-travel thriller 'Synchronic' compromised by conventionsOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - “Synchronic” - ★ ★ ★ Most people might drop “Synchronic” into the time-travel genre, but it has more in common with the first “Star Wars” trilogy than it does “Loo...
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Sound check: Kevin Farris takes fans 'Higher' with new single releaseOct 22, 2020 6:00 am - Catching up with Kevin Farris Singer-songwriter Kevin Farris started off this year on a high note with an appearance on NBC's “The Voice,” and now he wants to take...
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Celebrating autumn and all things apple with salted caramel cakeOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - There are several things that signal autumn to me - colorful leaves, apples, and pumpkins. Fall is my favorite season. I am guilty of loving everything pumpkin, yes this...
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Widescreen: 'Back to the Future' 4K remaster comes homeOct 21, 2020 6:00 am - "Back to the Future" hasn't strayed far from our collective pop culture consciousness in the past 35 years, but it's suddenly everywhere again - and not just because it ...
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Constable: At 100, WWII veteran reflects on good times amid hardshipOct 20, 2020 5:30 am - Former Hinsdale resident Evert Bergquist won't risk celebrating his 100th birthday today in public. “Florida is so bad with this virus,” Bergquist says, adding that many...
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When going out for a bike ride, don't forget your helmetOct 19, 2020 6:00 am - I humbly apologize. As a seasoned rider, I should know better. An observant bike shop owner gently chided me about my past column photo - my helmet is unsafe, riding too...
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What goes around should be going downOct 18, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Until recently, our toilet was working fine. But lately we can't get it to flush, even with very little paper in it. The water just goes around, but it won't go down....
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Vitamin C linked to virility, better overall health in menOct 18, 2020 7:00 am - Male fertility rates in the United States have been steadily decreasing over the past decade. Over 70 million couples worldwide complain of infertility with low sperm co...
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Unit votes cannot be split in electionsOct 17, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Each condominium unit in our association is entitled to one vote, regardless of the number of co-owners of the unit. Can the bylaws be changed to allow each of the co...