It’s December. Time to get real for Jodi Yorke. Late last week, Yorke, her husband, Brendan, and their 2-year-old son, Owen, went to the Christmas tree lot at Broadway and Montrose to pick out a tree — a real tree. Although Brendan grew up grabbing presents under an artificial tree — Jodi’s family went the...
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As the health care battle moved forward last week, Phil Davis, a senior Christian Science church official, hurriedly delivered bundles of letters to Senate offices promoting a little-noticed proposal in the legislation requiring insurers to consider covering the church’s prayer treatments just as they do other medical...
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A rather bizarre study carried out by German researchers suggests that staring at women’s breasts is good for men’s health and increases their life expectancy. According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense...
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It seems that no matter how grown up one pretends to be, it’s hard to resist the call of a welcoming plate of fresh baked cookies. For that and many other delicious reasons, a batch of cookies always makes a thoughtful gift throughout the year and is the sweetest star of every party. Below are 17 tasty recipes to inspire your...
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Does reading on the crapper contribute to hemorrhoid growth? The answer — sadly, because so little beyond music, laughter, and the mass-manufacture of weaponry as clearly distinguishes our kind from the rest of the animal kingdom as turning our johns into study halls — is yes. Explains Dr. David Gutman, founder and lead...
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Eight tips for knowing if you’re boring someone. ‘Tis the season of merry-making, which means you’re probably more likely than usual to find yourself making polite and perhaps awkward chit-chat. One of the challenges of the holidays! If you have trouble talking to a stranger in those situations, here are some tips to...
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