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Pill collection, disposal program in LibertyvilleAug 18, 2012 10:55 am - The village of Libertyville and the Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation have established a pill disposal and collection program for unwanted and unused medications. Th...
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10 tips for stepparents that will help both the kids — and youAug 18, 2012 10:54 am - The divorce rate continues to hover around 50 percent. A majority of children will live in stepfamilies at some time in their lives. The number one cause of the breakup ...
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Her marriage lacks intimacy; should she leave?Aug 18, 2012 10:00 am - Q. How do you know it's time to end a marriage? I'm not at all attracted to my husband, the result, I think, of his preoccupation with work (even when he's home, he's us...
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Moving Picture: Leading area kids down road to successAug 17, 2012 10:00 am - Curt Misavage retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2006 and was looking for something to do. In 2008, he volunteered to help paint the exterior of the Outreach Commu...
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Therapeutic riding program fundraiser gets Hollywood star powerAug 17, 2012 6:00 am - Once a week, 4-year-old Abbey Ross rides atop a horse at BraveHearts, and she has no idea it's work. It's therapy, actually, without the clinical setting - without anyon...
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Funny lady Betty White is serious about her love for animalsAug 17, 2012 6:00 am - Remember that time when Betty White called your cellphone to chat about horses and being hilarious and 90? Yeah, me neither. Oh wait! That did happen to me! On Monday! S...
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Let your inner child come out and playAug 16, 2012 3:04 pm - Somewhere in each of us, perhaps deep inside, is a small child, just waiting to be set free. The happiness we find in our lives ultimately may depend on how able we are ...
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Online defamation by ex is causing problemsAug 16, 2012 2:37 pm - Q. I work in D.C. in a field where discretion is important, and I’m a single guy on the D.C. dating scene, both of which mean I get Googled often. I just discovered tha...
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Graue Mill and Museum program links kids to the pastAug 16, 2012 2:00 pm - An ancient Iroquois legend begins with the three sisters of life: corn, beans and squash. Corn was so happy to be one of the sisters, she asked her creator what else she...
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Elgin veteran attributes success to those around himAug 16, 2012 10:00 am - Arthur “Doc” Sheehan is proud of recognition he received this month but speaks uneasily of the honor, worried others are more deserving. Sheehan was named August's veter...