Lifestyle
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How noisy environment can affect how children learn, sleepNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - Many parents know that loud noise can hurt a child's hearing. Very loud sounds — from fireworks or firearms, for example — can cause immediate damage. Using personal lis...
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Baby in the house: Grandchildren are a blessingNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - It's been a long time since there was a baby in my house, or even a toddler! Well, all that changed on Nov. 3. In July I got a telephone call from my dear granddaughter ...
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Good News Sunday: Libertyville High environmental science teacher's hands-on approach inspires studentsNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: This past summer, Libertyville High Scho...
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Ask the Doctors: The basics are more important than biomarkers as you ageNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - Q: What does the term "biological age" refer to? How do you go about figuring out what your biological age is? I will turn 80 at the end of the year, am physically activ...
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Perennials can provide lovely landscape throughout winterNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - Wait to cut back perennials until early spring so that there will be some winter interest in the garden. Some perennials such as hostas do not look good after being froz...
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Virtual health care is here to stayNov 19, 2023 5:00 am - What we know today as "telemedicine" had its roots back in the 1960s, when NASA needed a way to monitor the well-being of Project Mercury astronauts in flight. It was u...
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Lake County Salvation Army receives first gold coin of season in LibertyvilleNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - The anonymous donation of a valuable gold coin in a Salvation Army red kettle in Libertyville has been warmly received and is hoped to be an inspiring example of the hum...
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Hawthorn Woods holiday craft fair SaturdayNov 19, 2023 12:00 am - Hawthorn Woods' Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at the village hall/barn, 2 Lagoon Drive. More than two dozen vendors w...
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St. Matthew UCC members continue mission of service in Biloxi, MississippiNov 18, 2023 10:00 pm - A team from St. Matthew United Church of Christ in Wheaton recently returned from the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi, where they worked to restore and renovate ...
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A group of authors write romance anthology to benefit veteransNov 18, 2023 10:00 pm - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA, November 19, 2023/ -- A new short story collection from a group of leading romance writers, "Heroes, Holidays, and Hope," offers up an enticing s...