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  • Graduations are in full swing in the metro-east

    Today is the beginning of the college and high school graduation season in the metro-east, including Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and McKendree University today. The list ...

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  • Mother's Day gift ideas and shopping bargains

    Doing some last-minute shopping for Mother's Day? Here are some gift ideas, plus a few other shopping bargains for the family.

  • Kids' stuff

    Mini ha-has What do you call a frightened scuba diver? Chicken of the sea.

  • How to care for blackberry bushes

    Q. My generous neighbor allows me access to his domestic, thornless blackberries. In years past, these bushes have yielded many large beautiful berries. Last year there were almost no berries. We would like for these blackberry bushes to return to their former status.

  • Gardeners will dig these buried pots

    The Plant Exchange InGround Planter System is designed to save water and effort.

  • Edie Falco Showtime pilot fills rest of cast

    The cast of Edie Falco's untitled Showtime comedy pilot has expanded to include five regular co-stars and one recurring actor.

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Pat Kuhl

Husbands: Are things stacked against him?

A show of hands, please. How many of you husbands out there have a small pile of wood in the garage, out back or in that spare bedroom?

Suzanne Boyle

Vacation take-alongs

Carrying even a tabletop tripod for your digital camera while you're on vacation is just plain inconvenient. Where to put it while you're hiking a trail and how not to lose it are just two of the questions you have to ask yourself. Well, consider the small, lightweight HandPod from Marvin's Camera in downtown Belleville. Attached to an adjustable lanyard you can wear around your neck, the HandPod screws into the tripod socket on the bottom of your camera. It provides stability, keeps...

Charles Giedeman

Orioles make a home in hummingbird feeder

Q: We put out hummingbird feeders in mid-April and before the hummingbirds came, there were two yellowish-orange birds feeding from the feeders.

Roger Schlueter

John Wayne was left holding baby

Q. Since you're so good at coming up with old movies, try this one from my dad: He remembers a John Wayne movie in which three men in the desert wind up adopting a baby. How about it, smart guy?

Dianne Isbell

Wife of 'junior' finds writing cards can be confusing

Q. I married a Junior. I get confused on how I should sign/address cards, invitations, etc., jointly. I know it would be "Mr. & Mrs. Todd Jones Jr." but what if I wanted to use my name as well? Would it be "Mr. & Mrs. Todd and Mary Jones Jr."?

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