Lifestyle Columns
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Outdated conventions mar inventive comic twist on 'Shaft'Jun 13, 2019 6:00 am - "Shaft" - ★ ★ ½ Tim Story's "Shaft" promises to be an inventive comic twist on the iconic private detective, but the movie's arresting premise turns out to be far bette...
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Being an 'older' parent comes with own ups and downsJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - In honor of my youngest son's 30th birthday ... It was about 3:47 a.m. I had a dirty diaper in my left hand, some A & D Ointment in my right, and a grinning 6-month-old ...
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Sound check: Friday Pilots Club joins Lumineers, Young the Giant for PIQNIQJun 12, 2019 6:00 am - PIQNIQ in the park Chicago rising star Friday Pilots Club is making a name for itself nationally, thanks to a win at last year's Next2Rock competition and chances to pla...
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New Kids On the Block hanging tough for two nights at the Allstate ArenaJun 12, 2019 6:00 am - 'You got the right stuff, baby' You can keep your Backstreet Boys. Travel back to the time of tight-rolled jeans and Hypercolor shirts, when boy bands were being bo...
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Eruptions, explosions, magma help form volcano cratersJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - “Why do volcanoes have cool craters?” asked a young patron at the Grayslake Area Public Library. Most of the 150-plus volcanoes in the U.S. are along the Pacific coast w...
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Ex who didn't want kids, has them with new loveJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - By Carolyn Hax Q. Is there anything to be gained from talking to an ex who said he never wanted children, and absolutely refused to have them, about why he changed his m...
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Beware of making big decisions because of temporary moodsJun 09, 2019 6:00 am - Q. How do you know a big decision is based on what you truly want vs. what you feel you want at the moment? There are low-stakes versions of this, such as dramatically c...
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Warped siding probably the result of faulty installationJun 09, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The exterior siding on our home has become warped and wavy. When we bought the house, we thought the siding was made of wood, but a home inspector told us that it's a...
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Roosters bring a smile to my faceJun 08, 2019 7:15 am - It's good to have items around your house or apartment that bring a smile to your face. Smiling is very important to our daily well-being, and should not be left to ch...
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Herb shows promise in helping with prostate issuesJun 08, 2019 7:00 am - Most men as they age will experience symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland or benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Indeed, the symptoms of BPH are among the most common...