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Canoodling son is a serious buzz kill for dad
Dear Amy: I made an unaccustomed stop at an out-of-the-way restaurant last week for a cold beer on a hot day. While sitting at the bar, I spotted my 45-year-old married son at a nearby table holding hands and being lovey-dovey with a woman who is...Tags: Vehicles, Restaurants, Condos and Houses, Prisons, Crimes
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Taking the kids: Combating nature deficit
Tribune Media ServicesThe next time you're thinking about hiring a private soccer coach, more violin lessons or a new video game, take the kids for a walk in the woods instead. Inject a little nature on your next vacation too, even if you're heading to New York City (how...Tags: Maine, New Hampshire, Tourism and Leisure, New York City, Nature
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Prisoner seeks parental rights to Neb.-born girl
Associated PressA petition filed this week in a Nebraska federal court by a convicted drug dealer argues that Nebraska officials should not have allowed a girl abandoned at birth to be adopted and should recognize the inmate as her father. Tony Castino Rutherford, 40,...Tags: Justice and Rights, Prisons, Civil Rights, Nebraska, Medical Services
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The 10th Amendment and phony federalism
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution is like the skinny teenage girl who blossoms over the summer and suddenly finds herself besieged by suitors. Once ignored, it has found a host of champions among Republican presidential candidates who are competing...Tags: Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Steve Chapman, Michele M. Bachmann, Regional Authority
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An Illinois appeals court has ordered Gov. Pat Quinn's administration to wait before making sweeping changes to state employees' health insurance plans. Under the ruling by the Fourth District Appellate Court, the state must not move forward until a...Tags: Pat Quinn, Civil and Public Service, Trials, Employees, Medical Services
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Food companies forking over more free lunches to needy kids in the summer
Five days a week, PepsiCo trucks loaded with food pass through apartment complexes on the South Side of Chicago to deliver breakfast and lunch, trying to make a dent in a perennial problem: children going hungry when they're not getting free meals in...Tags: Food Industry, Company Privatization, Consumers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ethan Allen
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Wedding do-not-play lists
When Joe and Christine Re compiled their Do Not Play list for their April wedding, they nixed the overplayed (Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling"); the perennially annoying ("Celebration" by Kool & the Gang); reminders of exes (John Mayer's "Your Body Is a...Tags: Kansas (music group), Elton John, Dancing Queen (song), Katy Perry, Marriage
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Zeroing in on your child's lack of focus
Your 6-year-old's attention span seems to be getting shorter and shorter. Can you help with specific exercises or activities?
Parents panel advice:
"Have a quick chat with the teacher to see if your kid's attention span is atypical compared to his/her...Tags: Liberty Bell, Foods and Beverages, Greenland, Ice Cream, Facebook
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Therapist's ethics have that bad fish smell
Dear Amy: For the last year and a half, my wife has had therapy with a professional psychologist. Though this woman has definitely been helpful, I question her ethics. When we traveled to another part of the country last fall, the psychologist told my...Tags: Music Industry, Values, Restaurants, Charity, Ethics
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Colleague asks for unusual donation
Dear Amy: My boyfriend of more than five years recently was approached by a woman he has had a working relationship with for about six months to donate sperm for her to have a child. She has offered him fair financial compensation, and has assured him...Tags: Marriage, Television Industry, Values, Finance, Beauty Contests
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Catholic Charities foster future in limbo
When Pat Schlesser's marriage ended 16 years ago, it was an opportunity to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a foster parent — a mission her former husband had not shared.
A lifelong Roman Catholic, she turned to Catholic Charities in the...Tags: Social Services, Justice and Rights, Springfield, Joliet, Religious Education
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Ballplayers invade McHenry Co. for international championships
TribLocal - Crystal Lake » NewsClose to 1,300 youth baseball players from all over the world will invade McHenry County this week as the 19th annual International Baseball Championships commence. …...
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