Lifestyle Columns
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Stevenson students advance to final round of international applied math challengeApr 16, 2023 11:00 pm - For 14 hours straight, a small group of Stevenson High School students participated in the international online MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge. A combination of math ...
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Good News Sunday: Meet Norbert, the skateboard-riding pig who really may have trained his ownerApr 16, 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: Vince Baran is living his dream, and hi...
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Heavy snow hinders home inspectionApr 16, 2023 6:00 am - Q: This is not a question, but a comment. I met a home inspector in Montana. He told me he loved doing home inspections in the winter because exterior problems were ofte...
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How to disagree without offending someone who is insensitiveApr 15, 2023 7:00 am - We all know people sometimes say the oddest things. Even friends and family. And when we are under the stress of grief, our nerves are fragile and we are especially sens...
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Board vacancies cause confusion in upcoming electionApr 14, 2023 7:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: I was recently elected to the seven-person board of my community association. The bylaws state that at the first annual meeting of the association...
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The path to publication: How three Tri-Cities journalists became book authorsApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Writers are going to write. Today's column celebrates that premise, focusing on three journalists who have been around the Tri-Cities a long time in the newspaper, marke...
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Northbrook pop singer JORDY navigates adulthood with upcoming album 'BOY'Apr 13, 2023 6:00 am - Northbrook-native pop singer JORDY insists he isn't playing favorites including the song for his sister — “Becky's Brother” — on his upcoming full-length album “BOY,” du...
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Widescreen: You can have a retro film festival of your own across the suburbs this weekApr 13, 2023 6:00 am - "Are movie theaters back? Like all the way back?" Fans and industry people have been asking for at least two years, and I think the recent success of "The Super Mario Br...
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Pick a favorite soup recipe and let the experimentation beginApr 12, 2023 6:00 am - A big reason I like to make soup is that it is so forgiving. A soup recipe can be followed to the letter - or not. There's always room for a little ad-libbing. There are...
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Not sure about Brussels sprouts? This tasty casserole will change your mindApr 12, 2023 6:00 am - Brussels sprouts are one of those love 'em or hate 'em vegetables. They look like miniature cabbages and taste similar to them, too. Brussels sprouts are cruciferous veg...