Lifestyle Columns
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Frugal living: Tips for freezing turkey, cerealMar 13, 2013 6:00 am - Q. I have a 15-pound Butterball turkey that I purchased frozen in November 2011. It has been in my freezer since then. Would you cook it? From what I have read, the gene...
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Good wine: Spanish wine washes away winter bluesMar 13, 2013 1:00 am - If your menus have the late winter doldrums, wine can give them a fun and easy pick-me-up — after all, wine didn't get to be one of the planet's longest-enjoyed beverage...
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Be up front with Mom to avoid more hurt feelingsMar 12, 2013 12:00 pm - Q. My mother is the sweetest, most caring mother a girl could ever ask for. However, she has a tendency to overstep her boundaries. We live VERY far apart and see each o...
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Allow your grown child to make her own choicesMar 12, 2013 11:58 am - Q. Quick background: I wrote to you before about my daughter’s on-again/off-again relationship with her boyfriend whom we didn’t like, and you wisely advised us that it ...
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Do what feels right for you in letting go of pain of childhoodMar 12, 2013 11:57 am - Q. My father was a nightmare. When I was a kid, he would tell me I was “a b— just like your mother” and throw things at me; he even threw me down the stairs once and bro...
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Alumna inspires Hoffman Estates H.S. SOAR clubMar 11, 2013 3:00 pm - During the recent Polar Plunge in Palatine, blue and orange dominated the winter landscape. Those are the colors of Hoffman Estates High School, which had 40 students, ...
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Changing approach to workouts, nutrition takes practiceMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - I know I'm supposed to be updating you on my Fittest Loser journey, and I will. But first, indulge me for a minute, OK? I'm going to tell you a quick story about somethi...
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PET scans allow doctors clearer view of body organsMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I'm in treatment for colorectal cancer. My doctor has scheduled a PET scan to see how well my treatment is working. What will happen during this test? A. A po...
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Trying to wean a baby from nighttime feedingsMar 11, 2013 4:00 am - This phase of parenting was going better than expected. The couple's cute 9-month-old was making fantastic developmental leaps during the day and gradually cutting back ...
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New Morgan three-wheeler is history in the makingMar 11, 2013 3:42 am - Passion for heritage is a chief component of any successful modern automaker. Few have gone to the lengths to honor their history quite like British automaker Morgan Mot...