Living
Congrats x 3: Buettner family is up to their elbows in caps and gowns
The Buettners of Belleville are up to their elbows in caps and gowns.
Living
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LIVING
Day trip south: Winding roads, soaring bluffs and forest hikes await
Spend a day traversing the winding roads and soaring bluffs two hours south of the metro-east and you'll be rewarded with: an icy cold one at the Root Beer Saloon in Alto Pass, eclectic storefronts in tiny "downtown" Makanda, a water tower with a view in Giant City State Park, kayaks on Little Grassy...
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HEALTH
Fate of LA pot shops left to voters
Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.
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HEALTH
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.
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HEALTH
Portland revisits issue of public fluoridation
While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and outdoor adventure to fight about whether to fluoridate the water supply.
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HEALTH
Mice return from a month in space
A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind.
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HEALTH
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
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HOME & GARDEN
Hot Property: Malibu retreat with four-star pedigree for sale
Actor Nick Nolte has put a Malibu compound up for sale that has seen a galaxy of stars come through its arched entryway.
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PUBLIC RECORDS
Real Estate: What's your neighbor's home selling for?
Recent real estate transactions in the metro-east, including St. Clair and Madison counties:
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LIVING
Terry Mackin: 13 words and phrases for the Class of 13
Sorry. I won't be able to attend your graduation ceremonies in person this season to deliver a commencement address.
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HEALTH
Nurses' labor of love is all in the family for grandmother-granddaughter team
When soon-to-be mothers are feeling exhausted and ready to give up, Krissy Maher, a labor and delivery nurse at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, regularly calls in the Pushing Specialist.


