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Rihanna, Chris Brown incident spotlights lessons on domestic violence, especially choking

March 10, 2009

Anyone who yearned for a national conversation about domestic violence now has one.

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What to do when your winter garb's gone but winter's going strong

February 24, 2009

And so now we reach that special time in Chicago when winter turns ugly.
Give me Oscar night red carpet in all its celebrity glory

February 22, 2009

Note to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has discouraged presenters from walking the red carpet for fear of upstaging the show:
No cell phone, no Internet service, no long distance? No way!

February 10, 2009

I felt desperate as I drove. My second trip to Starbucks in four hours; how pathetic was this? But I had to have a fix.
Experts say vital changes are needed

February 4, 2009

Address fears about child custody
Skijoring: What a drag!

January 22, 2009

Have you ever been out cross-country skiing and wished for a bit of extra push once in a while?
Bucket list: See these parks before they're gone

November 6, 2008

Et tu, Lowden State Park? Yes, the park with the Indian statue, too. The list of state parks scheduled to be shut down is 11 sites long. In the drive-from-Chicago area, it includes five parks: Castle Rock, Lowden, Channahon, Illini and Gebhard Woods.
Good for the soul, but what about cellulite?

January 10, 2008

OK, people. Let's roll ourselves out the door. The indoor party is over. It's time for the outdoor cure.

Barbara Brotman

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