Tips to have a flu-free party this holiday season
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Most fresh Christmas trees are harvested weeks before they appear locally. So the earlier you buy your tree, the fresher it is likely to be. You can maintain the freshness by keeping it in water, which is something retailers can’t do.
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This holiday season, many travelers will be able to keep a close eye on home.
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I love writing financial tips to help you better manage your money. I want you to get out of debt, have a sound emer-gency fund and a plan to retire with dignity. I want you to be so smart with your money that you will, over time, build wealth. But I don't want wealth to be your goal.
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Preparing Thanksgiving dinner is enough of a pressure cooker, never mind having to do on-the-fly math to get it right. Here are all the numbers you need to have a safe, worry-free and delicious Turkey Day dinner.
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Gluten intolerance: The condition you might not know you have
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If you're throwing around the term "app" a lot but it has nothing to do with iPhones, you must have a high school senior in the family working on a college app.
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The regular basketball season has begun for the SIU men's and women's basketball teams.
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My oldest grandson, not yet 15, is already taking driver education. In fact, he's already been behind the wheel with his instructor, on an interstate highway no less. I'm resigned to his obtaining his license in a little more than a year. I'm not happy about it. I'm resigned. Mind you, he…
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Vaccines are big news right now. All over town you can find places delivering the normal, seasonal flu vaccine - everywhere from the county health clinic to the local drugstore. There is also a lot of buzz around the special H1N1 vaccine - millions of people are being vaccinated. There is…
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In these tough times when thousands of people are being kicked out in the street because of foreclosure and automobiles are being repossessed because the owners can no longer make the payments, it's sometimes hard to keep perspective. It's been said that a recession is when you lose your …
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JoBe Cerny, most famous for being the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, was on one recent rainy morning sitting in a studio at his Cerny/American Creative, a production company/recording studio on Illinois Street in Chicago. He was drinking coffee and nibbling at some doughnuts and lis-ten…
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The Southern Illinoisan will be publishing a special section highlighting sacred and religious events and programs related to the Christmas season. The section will publish Thursday, Dec. 10.
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In this issue: Exercise your right to live free from diabetes
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Check out our winter issue of the Southern Illinois Magazine!
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