Articles filed under Neighbor
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Avoid sounding like adults in “Charlie Brown”Jul 15, 2013 5:27 pm - My now-adult children all seemed to have been enamored with the videotaped version of Charlie Brown. I’ve watched it more than a few times myself; I’ve always identified...
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We only come this way onceJul 15, 2013 5:23 pm - “We only come this way once? Then what did I come this way for?!?” — Charlie Brown I’ve always had a special affinity for good old Charlie Brown. My sisters insist it’s ...
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‘Submissive’ one end of power spectrumJul 15, 2013 5:19 pm - (Part one in a three-part series) You’d like Karen, bright, talented, outgoing, sensitive, attractive. She seems to have so much going for her, so much potential. Yet so...
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Age-old chicken vs. egg question has differing opinionsJul 15, 2013 1:00 pm - “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” asked sixth-graders from Maureen Petricca's class at Nerge Elementary School in Roselle. In 300 B.C., Ancient Greek philosoph...
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Ribfest funding supports Naperville-based parent mentoring programJul 15, 2013 9:00 am - Naperville Exchange Club’s Ribfest proceeds support parent mentoring program
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Glen Ellyn teen trains dogs to serve people with disabilitiesJul 13, 2013 8:00 am - When sirens sound in Glen Ellyn, a year-old golden retriever named Friday doesn’t cower, whine or run for a place to hide. Instead, she looks to her handler, 16-year-ol...
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Do TV and movies make kids violent?Jul 12, 2013 12:56 pm - I’d just gotten home from the movies — “Die Hard 5” — and was going through my mail. The lead story on the newsletter I picked up first caught my attention with this hea...
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Moving Picture: Mt. Prospect man brings birds to yardsJul 12, 2013 10:00 am - Tim Joyce of Mount Prospect is a birdscaper, a position he says he created himself to help people attract a variety of migrating and native birds to their backyards. Jo...
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Gated community in Inverness provides privacy, low maintenanceJul 12, 2013 5:00 am - Lori and Greg Sherwood moved from San Diego to Creekside at Inverness Ridge about eight years ago. They were very impressed with the homes and the neighborhood's scenic ...
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Grants announced for nonprofits helping Lake County’s most vulnerableJul 11, 2013 11:42 am - The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced nearly $199,900 in grants to local nonprofit organizations serving the urgen...