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Moving Picture: Geneva caregiver helps seniors to enjoy the here and nowMar 30, 2012 11:00 am - It's no fun getting old, but Erin McCart tries to make it easier. As the program services coordinator at Arden Courts Memory Care in Geneva, the people she's helping are...
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Former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill to Discuss and Sign His Memoir "Mrs. Kennedy and Me" at the Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills on April 23Mar 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Former United States Secret Service Agent Clint Hill will discuss his new book, Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir at the Aspen Drive Library, 701 N. Aspen Drive, V...
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Elgin man honored for 25 years of safe drivingMar 29, 2012 4:03 pm - Al Reinken is now part of an elite circle of UPS drivers. He became a member of the Circle of Honor this year for 25 years of accident-free driving, making him one of ab...
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Readers give advice on everything from gossip to parentsMar 29, 2012 2:59 pm - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On people you know are talking trash about you When someone wants to share a third party’s juicy/hurtful/critical comments about...
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See what's growing at 'Little Shop of Horrors' at MarmionMar 29, 2012 1:00 pm - Many people want fame and fortune — but at what price? Marmion Academy students will explore this dilemma in their production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is set t...
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Memories of what life was like before the polio vaccineMar 29, 2012 12:34 pm - April 12 will be the 57th anniversary of the world-changing announcement that the Salk vaccine was effective in preventing polio. I remember the announcement well. It wa...
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Rotary works to stamp out polio around the worldMar 29, 2012 12:34 pm - The centuries-old scourge of polio is on the brink of ending, thanks to a lifesaving vaccine and the efforts of thousands of people throughout the world. Last month, Nic...
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Why the battle against polio isn't overMar 29, 2012 12:00 pm - If you were born in the United States after 1979 and have lived here since, you've grown up in a polio-free country. Don't take it for granted. Timelines note the highl...
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Zengelers Cleaners set donation record for Glass Slipper ProjectMar 29, 2012 8:04 am - Zengeler Cleaners officials say they’ve set another Glass Slipper Project donation record with more than 4,000 new and gently used prom dresses, shoes, handbags and othe...
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FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville increases its hoursMar 29, 2012 8:00 am - Business is so good at the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville that volunteers will have Wednesday evening hours beginning in April. Besides being open on Monday, Wedne...