Joni Hirsch Blackman
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Missing your child's friends' parents? Plan a get-together sans kidsNov 02, 2021 3:01 pm - This one's for you, Susan. Who haven't you seen for a while … and why? When you move, as we did for years, you obviously lose touch with a lot of people. Hopefully, you ...
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District 204: Do you believe in miracles?Nov 02, 2021 1:30 pm - Let's see, there was a power (company), a church and a divine result. Board member Alka Tyle called it: The speed and success with which Indian Prairie Unit District 204...
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Dead cell phone while driving leads to a mild panic attackNov 02, 2021 12:20 pm - The first time I drove around Naperville by myself, some 15 years ago, I was visiting and driving my mom's car. My mom had what was called a "car phone." As someone trul...
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The best way to travel is by train -- reallyNov 02, 2021 11:12 am - I have driven from here to the Quad Cities only once. It was December and the weather was awful -- snowy and icy. Somewhere along the way we spun out, and during the ago...
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You'll get more out of exercising when you enjoy your workoutNov 02, 2021 9:06 am - What is the first thing on nearly everyone's minds this time of year? Maybe something like: "I have to get moving and stop feeling like such a slug!" For years I watched...
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New teen driving laws can give parents a little peaceNov 02, 2021 12:12 am - You can't see me, but I'm knocking on wood the whole time I'm writing this. If you have a teenage, or even 20-something, driver, you probably spend a lot of time knockin...
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Intramurals are serious business at NeuquaNov 01, 2021 11:15 pm - When you hear "intramurals" you probably don't think of team rankings, of "key players," of discussion boards. Unless you go to Neuqua Valley High School and play intra...
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All faiths unite at Y's prayer breakfastNov 01, 2021 10:16 pm - More important than any of the many politically correct debates this time of year is this one, simple reminder: Christmas is about love. Just one of the wise and inspira...
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Give students tests back to learn from mistakesNov 01, 2021 9:36 pm - I honestly can't remember the last time I took any kind of test that wasn't published in a women's magazine. Way, way, way back when I took tests regularly, I don't reme...
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Give students tests back to learn from mistakesNov 01, 2021 9:18 pm - I honestly can't remember the last time I took any kind of test that wasn't published in a women's magazine. Way, way, way back when I took tests regularly, I don't reme...