Kent McDill
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Nurse works through the pain of trainingMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Age was never an excuse for Dee Levine. It was more like a motivating factor. At the age of 59, childbirth nurse Dee Levine of Hoffman Estates entered the Daily Herald’s...
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Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: How can I be so stupid — and like it?May 18, 2011 1:00 am - When I was in grade school, they made us all take an IQ test, and I scored at a genius level, way above the so-called genius mark. I didn't know about it until I got to ...
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Competition drives Bob Pearson to Fittest Loser titleMay 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Three months ago, 296-pound Bob Pearson began the pursuit of a very large goal to become a much smaller man. In the ensuing three months, Pearson lost 78 pounds, and won...
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Trainers confident Fittest Losers will stay in shapeMay 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Motivation is the key to weight loss, and the Daily Herald's Fittest Losers had motivation in triplicate. The five Daily Herald readers who participated in the Fittest L...
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Fittest Losers pull out all the stopsMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - Three months can seem like an eternity when you know you are going to spend that time in intense physical training. But three months can also go by in a blink, as the t...
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Fittest Loser trainers ramp it up a notchApr 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Fittest Losers, five Daily Herald readers and one editor, have been working for weeks to lose weight as part of a three-month competition. Now it's time to get serio...
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Lacrosse at a young ageApr 20, 2011 1:00 am - If you were raised on the East Coast, you probably have played lacrosse, and have some appreciation for the sport. If you are from the Midwest, you may not know lacrosse...
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Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: Trippin' with my kidsApr 19, 2011 2:00 am - As I sit at my computer tonight, I am just a few days away from starting an 18-hour road trip with my family. Pray for me. I love my family. But there is such a thing as...
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Seeing is believing for Fittest LosersApr 18, 2011 2:00 am - Significant weight loss is a long, drawn-out process. Every day is a struggle to do the right thing, and sometimes it is difficult to see the positive effects. But then ...
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Support system key to Fittest Losers' successApr 10, 2011 2:00 am - During the interview process for the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser competition, prospective competitors were asked about their support systems: family and friends who wou...