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Did you catch the “On the Road with the Health Wagon” segment that aired in early April on CBS 60 Minutes? It was a timely reminder that there are still numbers of Americans that are still not covered by health care insurance.
Question: I hope you can help with two problems we have. First is the screw popping in our walls. We did have our year inspection and they fixed them. Well they’re all coming back. What can we do?
If the AARP offer I received in the mail (and wrote about in my last column) didn’t make me feel old enough, then going back to my alma mater would serve as the definitive proof.
A young grandson asked his grandfather how old he was, and the grandpa teasingly replied, “Well, I’m not exactly sure how old I am.”
The idea of using a walker can be quite frightening. Yes, it’s a tool designed to make ambulation safe, but it can create a feeling of dependence. For some, it may bring about of how fragile we can become as we age.
In my April 10th column, I had proposed that our readers consider using a “Winter Recovery Checklist.” The list was intended to bring awareness of problems or concerns that you may be experiencing in your yard. The following is a summary of observations of area yards this spring and some suggested solutions to common problems or concerns.
The classic #1 health bestseller that exploded the sugar myth and inspired a health revolution is “Sugar Blues” by William Dufty (1975). In “Sugar Blues,” Dufty says sugar is poison, more lethal than opium, and more dangerous than atomic fallout.
It is spring. Today the windows are open and the wind whispers through the screens, setting the drapes all a-dance. And just that quick, I am blown back to the late 1950s, sitting in Miss Landoc’s English class in John Mills Grammar School in Elmwood Park, Il
A travel agent’s job is never done. Nancy is always on the lookout for a good deal for her clients but why travel when you can have Mexico come to you in the form of Pablo’s Restaurant & Cantina in Crystal Lake? Inside, no detail is overlooked — from the painted parrots, palapas, and palm trees to the serape upholstered booths, ole!
The audience applause at the end of this movie confirmed that I wasn’t the only attendee who appreciated this amazing story. At the beginning of the film the following words appear on the screen: “Heaven Is For Real, Based on A True Story.”
Tee boxes are all painted bright and shiny, fairways and greens have been inspected and raked, debris has been cleared out, and the ice and snow have melted away. Whisper Creek Golf Course is ready for the 2014 golf season. Now, it’s up to the weather – especially the wind – to cooperate.
“You’re listening to 101.5 FM, the home of Huntley Community Radio.” That station identification may soon grace the airwaves — as quickly as the end of the year — as HCR received per¬mission from the Federal Communications Commission on March 14 to be-come a low-power FM station.
Whether hosting one of their quarterly potluck meals or a more intimate dinner, members of the Christian Fellowship Group of Sun City gather around the table to enjoy more than just food; they assemble to celebrate a feast of friendship.
Last year, an extensive furnishings and wall coverings makeover of Prairie Lodge began with installation of new carpeting. This coming spring, the project will be completed with the installation of new furniture, fresh paint, and coverings throughout the 13-year-old facility.
During the 1950s, there was no shortage of work to be done by the Young Christian Workers, an international group dedicated to social justice. Embedded in conflict with Korea not long after the end of WWII, the U.S. faced challenges within its own borders as the makeup of its cities changed, further fanning the flames of racial tension.
Two types of physicians prevail over the “kidney scene.” One is the urologist or kidney surgeon and the other is the nephrologist or kidney specialist. Gary Curhan, nephrologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses chronic kidney disease in “Be Kind to Kidneys” a March, 2014 Nutrition Action Healthletter.
The Polish American Club presented a bountiful St. Joseph’s Table before their March 17 meeting. Members provided a variety of tasty foods.
We were hit with a difficult situation this winter, and we are now entering recovery. Our landscaping and lawns need our assistance this spring. To help with evaluating the state of your landscaping, I have prepared a “Winter Recovery Checklist.”
It was early evening, and I had spent most of the day on the go—grocery shopping, cleaning the house, doing dishes and laundry, cooking meals. I wanted to put my brain and body on pause for a few minutes before opening the bills from the mailbox.
Question: My children are recommending a companion to stop by my home twice a week. I don’t see the need or really know why they insist. I can do just about everything by myself, it’s just that I live alone and sometimes wish I had a little company. My children all work and live far away.
We just completed a series on healthy fat loss and studied how detrimental sugars and grains are keeping us from attaining our goals. Starting this week, we will look at side effects experienced from consuming sugar, physical and mental ways it harms the body, and major illnesses often leading to disability and death.
There’s a new restaurant in town, pardner, and it’s name is Texas Roadhouse. All you hungry cowpokes better watch out, Crystal Lake will never be the same.
There have been countless articles written about this movie, dating back a year or more, most of them about the controversy surrounding the script. Since the biblical account, narrated in the Book of Genesis chapters six through nine, is short on detail, it left the writers a great deal of leeway in building the story.
Did you see the editorial in the Chicago Tribune on March 30, 2014 comparing Illinois’ “State of the State” between 2010 and 2014? The editorial used 22 different indicators to measure Illinois against the other 49 states.
Spring is finally … sort of … here and there’s no better way to start off your gardening than bleaching your lilac bushes. After a very cold, very long, very snowy, and frankly very brutal winter, we’ll call it a clean start.
Question: The rubber seal in my shower has mold I can’t remove. The shower stall has marble sides that sit on the bottom tray of the shower with a rubber seal in between.
As fall approaches and summer vacation is over, a mother wakes up her son and says it’s the first day of school, so get up ready. He says, “Mom, I don’t want to go back. Please don’t make me. I hate school!”
A film series focused on food is underway in Elgin that asks viewers to consider what food goes through before arriving on shelves, tables, or in a mouth.
Perhaps the item on the 2014 primary ballot with the biggest local impact for Sun Citians and Huntley residents at large was a referendum posed by the Huntley Park District. The referendum, which asked residents if they approved of new bonds totaling $18.75 million for the construction of a new indoor turf facility, was struck down by voters, 70 percent of whom voted “no.”
