Lifestyle
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Pink or blue? Apply sulfur to turn those pink hydrangeas blue againSep 25, 2024 1:55 am - If your blue hydrangeas have turned pink this year, a sulfur application may return the new flowers’ color to blue.
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When mammograms lead to more testing, it doesn’t mean automatic bad news
Sep 25, 2024 12:36 am - Mammogram callbacks are common, but can be scary, especially if you have to wait for an appointment. The vast majority of the callbacks turn out to be false alarms — fewer than 1 in 10 women who return for more imaging have cancer. But experts urge women to not ignore the callback.
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Women are the family’s chief medical officerSep 25, 2024 12:00 am - Studies suggest that women — especially mothers — shoulder an estimated 80% of the family's medical decision-making responsibilities. How can this impact your own health and well-being, and what can you do to relieve some of the burden?
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A call for compassion and hope on the 75th anniversary of Billy Graham’s first big tent revivalSep 24, 2024 10:00 pm - This month marks the 75th anniversary of Billy Graham’s first major evangelistic crusade. On Sept. 25, 1949, the 30-year-old blond evangelist stood on a platform in a circus tent that accommodated a waiting crowd of six thousand.
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Like sun, hate planes? Amtrak starting route from Chicago to Miami just in time for winterSep 24, 2024 9:31 pm - The Floridian service kicks off Nov. 10 with intermediate stops in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa.
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Gary UMC in Wheaton to honor Indigenous culturesSep 24, 2024 7:59 pm - Throughout October, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will learn about Indigenous peoples’ history and culture with opportunities for all ages.
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COD Police Department offers free safety course ‘Stop the Bleed’ Oct. 11Sep 24, 2024 6:28 pm - Learn lifesaving first aid skills through “Stop the Bleed,” an overview course of best practices in emergency situations, offered by the College of DuPage Police Department on Friday, Oct. 11.
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New Arlington Heights antique shop offers curiosities, oddities and plenty of kitschSep 24, 2024 1:11 pm - Inspired by her uncle’s love of collecting, Sarese Hranicka has operated Uncle Lee’s Closet shop within antique malls in Elgin, Woodstock and Madison, Wisconsin, for the last decade. Now, she’s ready to formally grand open a multi-vendor vintage shop of her own — Arlington Heights Antiques — this weekend.
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6 cooking tips to boost your confidence in the kitchen
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Stephen & Evie Colbert offer a cookbook that’s also a window into their lives
Sep 23, 2024 1:57 pm - Many years into their marriage, Stephen and Evie Colbert suddenly became co-workers. And that is why, in a roundabout way, we have their first cookbook.