Lifestyle
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Early intervention for impulse control can lead to better adult lifeJul 01, 2023 7:00 am - According to new research, kids who may not be able to fully control their impulses — acting without thinking through the results of those actions — may be at a higher r...
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Don't let grief stop you from enjoying barbecues and fathersJul 01, 2023 7:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif Daily Herald Columnist Here we are again, on the brink of July 4 - usually a family-and-friends holiday. A parade and barbecue holiday. In many ...
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Music review: Lucinda Williams at 70 is still finding her muse, still making music that matters
Jul 01, 2023 6:00 am - "Stories From a Rock N Roll Heart" by Lucinda Williams (Highway 20 Records/Thirty Tigers) At least twice on her new album, Lucinda Williams worries about whether sh...
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A fantasy adventure with riot-grrrl energy in 'Nimona'
Jul 01, 2023 6:00 am - “Nimona” - ★ ★ ★ A powerful, shapeshifting teenage girl and a disgraced knight-in-training suspected of killing a beloved queen are at the heart of “ Nimona,” a vibrant...
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Forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast
Jul 01, 2023 1:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Forest Service managers in the drought-stricken Southwest are urging people to swap their fireworks this Fourth of July for glow sticks, noisema...
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'A good day is a day we don't cry': Highland Park shooting survivors find strength — and a new causeJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Nearly 12 months after a lone shooter opened fire from a downtown Highland Park rooftop during an Independence Day parade, survivors Lauren Bennett and her mother, Debbi...
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'A little act of kindness': Wheeling girl builds grocery pantry for local libraryJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - A small grocery repository has been installed outside Wheeling's Indian Trails Public Library to help people struggling to afford food or personal care products. The hou...
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Knights of Columbus get surprise donationJun 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Every year after the installation of officers, the Hoffman-Schaumburg Knights of Columbus go to Riccardo's Restaurant to celebrate with pizza. This year Katy Marbry Garc...
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Ask the Doctors: 'Is the COVID-19 pandemic officially over?'Jun 30, 2023 11:00 pm - • The status of the pandemic is on the minds of several of you. “Is the pandemic officially over?” a reader from Los Angeles asked. “Hardly anyone I know is bothering to...
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A sea monster is celebrated in 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'
Jun 30, 2023 7:30 am - “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” - ★ ★ ½ We landlubbers have gotten it all wrong: Kraken aren't terrible monsters from the sea who destroy our sailing ships and munch on ...