Lifestyle Columns
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Covering asbestos ceiling with drywallOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - Q: My home has "popcorn" ceilings, the kind with asbestos. The cost of asbestos removal is so high, I've decided to overlay the ceilings with drywall. The person I've hi...
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Good News Sunday: Wheaton woman's nonprofit helps discarded items find a useful futureOct 22, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: For Kay McKeen, finding new homes for us...
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Backyard 'zoo' offers joy, if we just stop and lookOct 21, 2023 6:00 am - Watching backyard birds and chipmunks and squirrels is entertaining. And since Baheej died, it is an especially welcome diversion. A very positive one. And, of course, f...
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Hardwood flooring project creates rift within associationOct 20, 2023 7:00 am - Q: The contractor for an owner in our association started to install hardwood flooring in a unit, even though our declaration specifically prohibits hardwood flooring. T...
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Sound check: Andy Grammer at the Genesee; new Isaiah Grass singleOct 20, 2023 6:00 am - Hey Nonny's party weekend Hey Nonny celebrates its fifth anniversary with weekend performances, many straight from the suburbs. First, Wheaton piano-pop crooner Din...
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'An incredible mentor': Geneva lawyer returns to coach St. Charles East's mock trial teamOct 20, 2023 6:00 am - Saying "the best journey is the one that leads you home," Patrick Crimmins walked into St. Charles East High School this week to begin mentoring students in the school's...
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Look out for different types of fungi during your fall hikesOct 20, 2023 6:00 am - Plants and animals. Flora and fauna. While these phrases are familiar, they don't contain another kingdom of organisms crucial to local habitats. These life-forms are ne...
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Scorsese kills it with daring, unsparing historical drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon'Oct 18, 2023 9:00 am - “Killers of the Flower Moon” — ★ ★ ★ ★ “You've got a better chance of convicting a guy for kicking a dog than killing an Indian.” That single shocking sentence succ...
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Trick-or-treat: Giant Raisin Cookies give us something good to eatOct 18, 2023 6:00 am - Last month I asked you to send me your favorite zucchini recipes, and Daily Herald alum Joan Broz was kind enough to share one of hers. If that weren't enough, she also ...
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Suburban Mosaic: DuPage County group hosting MLK events in partnership with faith groupsOct 16, 2023 5:00 am - The DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Committee has been hosting a series of MLK events in partnership with various faith communities and groups to promo...