Time for a new beginning
12/26/2012
Christmas wishes in Newtown's shadow
12/19/2012
The loneliest woman in Chicago
12/12/2012
SHE SAT DOWN NEXT TO ME on the Sheridan Road bus speeding toward the loop, and started talking as soon as she adjusted her worn wool coat and placed her battered black handbag in her lap.
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Is Warren Buffett the only good rich guy?
12/05/2012
BILLIONAIRES UNITED TO RESIST PAYING MORE TAXES have not been able to stifle the strong voice of honest, savvy Warren Buffett. Is he the only good rich guy willing to admit that they should — and easily could — shell out more in taxes than citizens who earn so much less?
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Petraeus and 64 percent of execs have affairs
11/28/2012
ALL MEN ARE DOGS? NO, but enough are that statistics reveal that 64 percent of executives have office affairs.
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We give thanks for no Frankenstorm
11/21/2012
LET US GIVE THANKS today (and every day) that we do not have to fight to survive a Frankenstorm like Sandy that slaughtered people, homes, businesses, boats, cars, trees, animals… and dreams.
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Tiny, trendy hors d'oeuvres can kill you
11/14/2012
WELL, THAT’S A STRETCH WE ADMIT, but we have a valid, possible scenario that can be lethal.
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Young heavy soda drinkers more violent
11/07/2012
IS IT THE SUGAR IN NON-DIET SODA that makes young drinkers much more prone to violent behavior than other teens?
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Date rape: beware the bartender!
10/31/2012
HEY GUYS AND GALS, DON’T START PROTESTING THAT BARTENDERS are hard-working, trust-worthy citizens. We agree most are. But there is evidence that some rotten males behind the bar help rapists prey on single women by dropping drugs into their drinks.
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Worth dying to win a snake?
10/24/2012
WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER IS “NO.” But ill-fated, ill-advised Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach, who collapsed and later died after winning a contest to eat the most cockroaches and worms, won a python but lost his life.
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