Lifestyle
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‘We expect picking to be great’: Where you can pick your own apples this fallAug 24, 2024 9:07 am - The apple crop is looking good this year, according to owners of local orchards. Here’s a look at where you can pick your own this fall.
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Grief & healing: Remembering when we were youngAug 24, 2024 7:00 am - I have many photos on my walls from all stages of our life together. And I have photo albums and photo boxes of us together over the years. These bring me lots of joy.
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Get your voting questions answered at Sept. 5 programAug 23, 2024 8:53 pm - Do you have questions about the voting process? St. Charles Episcopal Church is hosting a nonpartisan voting presentation from the Kane County Clerk’s Office
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Experience fall’s flock: Join bird watching walks at Kane County forest preservesAug 23, 2024 1:26 pm - Embrace the beauty of fall and join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for bird watching walks.
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Homemade flatbread: Ingenious use of cottage cheese and eggs creates crispy, golden brown pliable crustAug 23, 2024 9:15 am - Cooking Adventures columnist Penny Kazmier explores baking fresh flatbread at home using cottage cheese and eggs. She shares her recipe here with you.
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Carolyn Hax: Sibling objects to leniency for brother’s drunken driving
Aug 23, 2024 6:00 am - Brother has been convicted of drunken-driving-related offenses several times and is awaiting sentencing for his latest conviction. Sibling doesn’t want to write a letter asking for leniency, but family would be angry. Carolyn Hax says to follow your conscience.
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Candy for a cause: Tootsie Roll drive returns to Geneva and BataviaAug 23, 2024 4:30 am - A column by Dave Heun helped the Knights of Columbus to exceed their 2023 goal in the Tootsie Roll fundraising drive. They’re hoping for similar results this year.
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Stay in touch: It’s good for youAug 22, 2024 11:22 pm - If you don’t get enough physical touch, you can start to feel stress, depression and anxiety. There are other ways to make similar connections, such as online chatting, petting a dog, getting out in nature and singing or dancing.
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Strategies to combat bullying and empower childrenAug 22, 2024 10:56 pm - Childhood bullying can cause lasting harm, such as anxiety, depression, substance use and an inability to form healthy relationships. It’s imperative children are taught how to handle being bullied or standing up when they see others affected.
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Ask the doctors: Metabolic syndrome is both preventable and reversibleAug 22, 2024 9:56 pm - Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that significantly increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease, diabetes or having a stroke. The good news is metabolic syndrome is preventable, and reversible.