Kent McDill
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Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: Weary of winter wearJan 24, 2012 11:01 pm - By Kent McDill Although winter was late in arriving this year, it has finally blown into town, with all of its inherent beauty and accompanying headaches. When I say “h...
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Songs in the key of a parent's lifeNov 30, 2011 4:46 am - I went to pick up Kyle from soccer practice recently, and found him outside of the complex surrounded by his teammates. When I got to where they were standing, I realiz...
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But, Dad, when will it be my turn on the Xbox?Oct 07, 2011 6:33 am - This is a cautionary fable about sharing, and keeping the peace. There are no lessons to be learned, only warnings. We all learned about sharing in kindergarten. I actua...
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Pick up your shoes and other fatherly advice: The tall and short of itSep 07, 2011 12:01 am - By Kent McDill If it is true that children grow in their sleep, then my 15-year-old son, Dan, is one night of rest away from being taller than me. On the other side of t...
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Competitor loses weight, gains an educationMay 31, 2011 11:42 am - It’s the nights that are going to be different for Jayne Nothnagel. Nothnagel, a 52-year-old customer service representative from Bloomingdale, lost 42 pounds over three...
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Nutritionist shares great resultsMay 27, 2011 9:11 am - One of the benefits of participation in the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser contest is the opportunity to consult with Paul Mikulski, a chiropractor and nutritionist. Mikul...
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Supportive emails strengthen this tight groupMay 26, 2011 8:01 pm - On the day before the final weigh-in for the Fittest Loser Challenge, John Novak sent Bob Pearson a good luck present. It was a pizza, loaded. “It was just for fun,’’ No...
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Pearson’s persistence wins Fittest Loser ChallengeMay 26, 2011 8:21 pm - Bob Pearson was a house painter with a problem: he hated doing baseboards. It wasn’t the painting that was the issue. It was getting down on the floor. At 5-foot-8, Pear...
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Kessinger runs into a newfound confidenceMay 26, 2011 8:34 pm - On April 22, Kristen Kessinger ran a 5K with her best friend. The key word in the above sentence is “ran.” Kessinger, a 28-year-old public relations professional from V...
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Assistant principal graduates to new body, routineMay 26, 2011 6:17 pm - John Novak did not only have to lose weight in front of friends, neighbors and family. He had to do it in front of an entire high school student body. Novak, an assistan...