Lifestyle Stories from July 4, 2020 (Change date)
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Gene and Margaret Ritchie celebrate 70th wedding anniversaryJul 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Gene and Margaret Ritchie of St. Charles are celebrating 70 years of marriage on July 15, 2020. Gene and Margaret met in California in 1949 and were married July 15, 19...
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Book review: Paul Doiron cranks up a suspenseful, fast-paced plotJul 04, 2020 7:15 am - “One Last Lie,” by Paul Doiron (Minotaur) Fifteen years ago, a young Maine game warden went undercover to investigate a poaching ring in Maine's north woods and was...
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Book review: Lose yourself in the places that inspired J.R.R. TolkienJul 04, 2020 7:15 am - "The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: The places that inspired Middle-Earth" by John Garth (Princeton University Press) After months of lockdown, political unrest and the ...
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You may display an American or military flagJul 04, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our association has very strict rules regarding the display of flags by owners. With Independence Day here, are there any Illinois laws on this issue? A: The display ...
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How to protect your kids from gaming disorderJul 04, 2020 7:00 am - Sheltering at home and social distancing can make it difficult to fill your children's days, particularly during these longer summer days with fewer sports and outdoor p...
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A bit of whimsy is required to bring the garden indoorsJul 04, 2020 7:00 am - There is nothing that says summer better than to be in touch with nature: going to the beach, swimming in a lake or planting flower beds. Most of us love the casual comf...
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We've been isolated for months, and now we hate our voice assistantsJul 04, 2020 6:23 am - "I'm not a bad person," Angela Hatem said. "I'm so nice to people." But Alexa, the voice of Amazon's home devices, isn't a person, despite how hard "she" tries to emulat...
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Touchless tech to the rescueJul 04, 2020 6:00 am - How smart home devices can make you and your family safer during the pandemic and beyond
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A portable air conditioner can save moneyJul 04, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I am trying to run my central air conditioner less to save electricity. Would using a portable air conditioner use less electricity? Does one have to be vented outdoo...
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The bereaved can resist feeling like they're 'labeled'Jul 04, 2020 6:00 am - Labeling is dangerous and we must all resist "labels" and their harmful consequences. It's a process where a certain group of people or individuals are defined and chara...
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