Lifestyle Columns
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Widescreen: HBO's 'Last of Us' shunned actual gameplay to become the best video game adaptation everMar 09, 2023 5:00 am - Sunday's season finale of “The Last of Us,” at 8 p.m. on HBO, doesn't need to air for me to call the series the best dramatic adaptation of a video game ever. The shocki...
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Neighbors in the news: Highland Park foundation welcomes two new membersMar 08, 2023 10:00 pm - • The Highland Park Community Foundation (HPCF) has welcomed Caroline Mead as a new board member and Eric Zoberman as senior director. Mead was raised in the suburbs of...
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Who will win? Film critic Dann Gire makes his Oscars picks, from sure bets to up-for-grabsMar 08, 2023 2:00 pm - Predicting this year's Academy Awards winners might appear to be as easy as blasting womp rats on Tatooine with a T-16 Skyhopper. So who will win big on Sunday night? I ...
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An ingredient substitution shines in a great recipeMar 08, 2023 5:00 am - Milk Street magazine showcased a recipe for broccoli raab and Italian sausage in its March/April 2023 issue that looked enticing, and I decided to try it. I already had ...
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Sound check: Lucky Boys Confusion hosts MS benefit concertMar 08, 2023 5:00 am - Fighting MS Stubhy Pandav and his Lucky Boys Confusion cohorts take the stage for a night of music, fellowship and fundraising as the Singing for A Cure 2023 benefit con...
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Rooting out a tree problemMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - Q: A home inspector recently pointed out that the trees near my home are lifting one side of the house. A tree-trimming company recommended removing them completely, but...
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Good News Sunday: Brave souls in Fox Lake take a dip to raise funds for Special OlympicsMar 05, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 100 people braved the icy waters o...
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Giving up our grief, 'getting over it,' is not necessaryMar 04, 2023 5:00 am - Is giving up our grief possible? Or even a good move? And what does this mean anyway? Recently I read a short essay on this topic ("In Healing After Loss," Martha Hickma...
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Did suburbs get their fair share of state's park improvement grants?Mar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Some don't get state grants, but not all park leaders think they were shorted
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Formula for annual townhouse assessments seems 'unfair'Mar 03, 2023 6:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: I own a unit in a townhouse association. All owners are charged their monthly fees based on the square footage of their townhouse. I think this is...