Beth Bales
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Some tips on being polite at the fitness centerJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The new year dawned with a lovely layer of snow. Jan. 2 brought with it not only the snow but also frigid temperatures hovering at oh, around zero. These are not exactly...
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Here's hoping all your wishes will be granted in 2008Dec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - My daughter did some last-minute grocery shopping for me on Christmas Eve, battling not only the crowds at the store, but also the throngs in the street. We live in an ...
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How to spend Christmas Day when you don't celebrate ChristmasDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The big day is almost here. Just two days left -- shopping or otherwise -- until the morning of the 25th, when gifts galore will be spread under the Christmas tree. Exc...
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Bring out the green for your holidaysDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - I'd like to see it was concern for the environment that prompted one of my children to wrap her sister's presents for her recent birthday in pages torn from teen-friendl...
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Christmas card aren't what they used to beDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I admired the nice selection of boxed cards at a drug store recently and was tempted to pick up a box or two, until I realized I don't really send out that kind of card ...
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A carriage ride through Geneva with SantaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - On Friday, hundreds of people will crowd the area near the Kane County Courthouse for Geneva's traditional Christmas Walk. They'll await the arrival of Santa Lucia and -...
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Holidays a chance to help a neighbor in needNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - It started with flu-like symptoms. But with a brand-new job -- and insurance that hadn't kicked in yet -- Mario Ybanez put off going to the doctor for a bit. He eventual...
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A family reflects on the meaning of the seasonNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving -- that all-American holiday that has everything to do with the human spirit yet nothing to do with the religion to which you subscribe -- is just around th...
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A little history of a club's arts and craft showNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Mothers, community residents, club members -- and artists? That was the case once upon a time, when it came to a popular annual holiday craft bazaar, hosted by what was ...
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Retired pilot to tell of guiding crippled planeOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - On July 19, 1989, Denny Fitch was on board a DC-10, on his way from United Airlines' training center in Denver to Chicago, and then his home in Bartlett. Fitch, then a D...