Lifestyle Columns
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Constable: Are you there, God? It's us, Americans praying for smiteAug 15, 2019 5:30 am - With the great differences of opinion among people in the United States, the political divide in this nation seems almost biblical. So, is it OK to pray for God to smite...
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Defining 'normal' harder than it looksAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - "When I was 20, I wanted to meet somebody who was perfect. Now that I'm past 40, I just wonder if anyone is normal." (Anonymous) We probably all know the feeling. Whethe...
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Tri City Health Partnership looking to expand its space in St. CharlesAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - In a span of 18 years, the Tri City Health Partnership in St. Charles has had volunteer medical staff help underserved residents in more than 30,000 office visits. The o...
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Cate Blanchett, Barrington teen shine in comic 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette'Aug 14, 2019 8:00 pm - "Where'd You Go Bernadette?" - ★ ★ ★ There seems to be something missing in this movie besides Bernadette. The Richard Linklater edge. The poet director who gave us int...
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In search of more sweetness and heat leads quest to make the perfect homemade mustardsAug 14, 2019 6:00 am - Why would anyone make mustard at home with the gazillion mustards available on supermarket shelves? If you love mustard's flavors as much as I do, you'd at least conside...
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Good friend shows no interest in my 6-year-old daughterAug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My close friend of over 20 years lives next door. She is single and I am divorced with a child. She has always been a good friend to me personally; however, she seems...
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Youth Conservation Corps students gain life skills, work in forest preservesAug 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Shelly Regnier was a recent graduate of Mundelein High School when she took a summer job more than two decades ago working in the Lake County Forest Preserves through a ...
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Bentley builds tribute to its doomed 1939 race carAug 12, 2019 6:00 am - In 1939, Bentley released its Mark V and, based on that model, built a high-performance prototype called the Corniche for a Greek race car driver. The Corniche boasted r...
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Supporting a partner veering off courseAug 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My partner completed an undergraduate degree but struggled to find a career in that industry. Under pressure from family, they followed and struggled through a career...
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Inspections when buying commercial propertyAug 11, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Before moving to a small city, I lived in a large metropolitan area where I routinely bought, sold and developed commercial property. For many years, it had been my p...