Lifestyle Columns
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Unlike most ducks, wood ducks build nests in treesApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - When most people think of ducks, they probably think of birds that quack and live on water. Well, most ducks don't quack and some nest in trees! Let's take a close look ...
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Get your feeders ready: COVID-19 doesn't cancel spring bird migrationApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - In terms of everyday life, what have you missed most during the COVID-19 crisis? My selfish answer would be sports on TV. In particular, the start of the baseball seaso...
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How you can watch 'Dirty Dancing' and support furloughed movie theater workersApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - No one can say for sure when we'll be going back to a movie theater, or how many of them will survive this pause in the global economy. The largest movie theater chain i...
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Constable: Learning the business of business during COVID-19Apr 16, 2020 5:30 am - COVID-19 restrictions already have messed with summer plans for many college students. Stay-at-home orders have canceled studies abroad, as well as jobs and internships ...
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People with disabilities shouldn't be considered invalidApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - What gives us validity or worth as a person? Earlier this year, a close friend and I sat over breakfast discussing his upcoming surgery. Though fairly routine (if any su...
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While we're comforting ourselves with food, try the wines of VenetoApr 15, 2020 6:00 am - Warming aromas of a meaty stew filling your kitchen, a gooey mouthful of cheese, carbs - maybe you feel better just thinking about them. While comfort food may not benef...
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Tips for weeding out, cooking through that kitchen pantryApr 15, 2020 6:00 am - I've always had a love/hate relationship with my pantry. It's a virtual Rorschach test of my food psyche, a physical manifestation of my expired hopes and culinary dream...
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Words on Birds: 'Ramble' to downtown Aurora in February finds falcons nesting in a towerApr 13, 2020 6:00 am - Words on Birds: 'Ramble' to downtown Aurora in February finds falcons nesting in a tower
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Termite inspector angered by home inspectorApr 12, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I recently purchased a mobile home from a seller who happened to be a professional termite inspector. Rather than hiring another company to perform the termite inspec...
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Boards being asked for assessment reliefApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Due to the impact of COVID-19 and the related closures of businesses, owners in our association who have been, or who anticipate being laid off, have inquired whether...