DuPage County Lifestyle
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Real help requires real peopleJun 23, 2011 6:00 am - Four recorded messages and two live — though not lively — operators later, the only thing I’d gotten from the customer service department of my HMO was more irritated. ...
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Even when you’re right, it never hurts to cool offJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Being right is not the same as arguing right. Now, I knew my friend was wrong. As upset as he was, he simply hadn’t gotten his facts straight and was just plain wrong. ...
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Even when you’re right, it never hurts to cool offJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Being right is not the same as arguing right. Now, I knew my friend was wrong. As upset as he was, he simply hadn’t gotten his facts straight and was just plain wrong. ...
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You might need another field guideJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Does anybody besides me remember watching a birding show on PBS? It was a series, about 10 years ago, hosted by Don and Lillian Stokes. I loved that show. But because i...
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Author's job of balancing nature and suburbs mirrors ThoreauJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - When author Tom Montgomery Fate talks about working on his new book during one of his solitary nights in the cabin his family helped build in the Michigan woods, it's ea...
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Maintenance is critical for cars — and peopleMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - I once worked with this guy who didn’t take care of his cars. He wouldn’t add oil or coolant until the dashboard warning light had been on for a few weeks. Bald tires s...
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Potts: Motivate with praise, not fearApr 08, 2011 2:00 am - We all know that employees work hardest, children behave best and people cooperate most under pressure. It’s the threat — of job loss, punishment, conflict — that reall...
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Headin' out: 'Anne Frank' book discussionMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Freebie Discussion of ‘Anne Frank' book The Elmhurst Historical Museum invites the public to join an afternoon book discussion for “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young...
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Going with the flow from sap to syrupMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Maple trees collect all the food they'll need for the winter during the summer and then shed their leaves. When spring comes, the sap starts moving through the tree to g...
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Health briefs: Blood pressure screeningFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers free blood pressure testing and education for lowering the risk for heart disease. Testing will be h...