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Kombucha tea: the new home brew
Dining@LargeSo there I was in Whole Foods, looking at the case of cold drinks, when I noticed something floating in one of the glass bottles. Looked like mold.I took it to the customer service desk, where the clerk informed me......Tags: Whole Foods Market, Health, Homes, Hospitals and Clinics
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Jackson Jr.'s 'promise' turns pitiful
Even by the jaded standards of Illinois politics, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s spending spree with his campaign cash sounds breathtakingly shameless, partly because it sounds so senseless. Back in the early 1980s, his father, the Rev. Jesse L....
Tags: Government, Chicago Elections, Chicago Sun-Times, Prosecution, Michael Jackson
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For Jackson, the rules do apply
WASHINGTON -- Jesse Jackson Jr. arrived in court wearing a leather bracelet, not the gold-plated Rolex watch he bought with $43,350 in federal campaign cash. The former congressman's head was bare, unadorned by the Michael Jackson fedora, purchased with...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Rick Santorum, Chicago Sun-Times, Michael Jackson, Crime, Law and Justice
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Should we let our sons play football?
It's Super Bowl Sunday, and by kickoff I'll have a pot of chili on the stove and a couple of beer mugs chilling in the freezer. I'll sit down with the rest of the nation to watch over-hyped commercials and Beyoncé's redemption from "lip-syncgate." Oh,...
Tags: Orlando Health, Super Bowl, Ray Lewis, Concussion, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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How much weight does Jesse Jackson Jr.'s illness deserve in the scales of justice?
If you think that Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mental illness explains away all his bad behavior, you may need treatment for an excessively mushy heart. If you think his mental illness explains absolutely nothing, you are suffering from a heart made of nails....
Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Punishment, Malcolm X, Mental Illness, Michael Jackson
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Fighting mental illness
Maybe something good will come from the Shakespearean tragedy that is the Jesse Jackson Jr. saga: A deeper understanding of mental illness and more empathy for those afflicted with it. Or maybe not. The level of cynicism in these parts is so high that...
Tags: Bobby Rush, Dan Webb, U.S. Senate, Mike Royko, U.S. Department of Justice
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A promise interrupted
Even in Chicago, a city whose political community is not easily shocked by allegations of corruption, the resignation of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. comes as a bit of a stunner. The word "promising" keeps popping up again and again in news reports as in, for...
Tags: Political Corruption, Dan Webb, Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Ethics
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Greedy voters banished from Chumbolone Nation
Can an entire congressional district — like the one that just re-elected federally challenged U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Bud Light — be exiled from Chumbolone Nation? And what about that West Side legislative district where Democratic...
Tags: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Michael Madigan, Republican Party, FBI, Literature
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Tenants' new apartment reeks of cigarette smoke
Q: We viewed an apartment that smelled of smoke from the previous chain-smoker tenant. We were told the carpet would be replaced and the walls would be painted, which would take care of the smell. We trusted the landlord would do these things and that...
Tags: Rentals, Rental Service, The New York Times, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cody Coll makes the most of his year as a "Student Coach"
LIZTON - He didn't catch it at first. In fact its rolled off the tongue so smoothly of late that it passes without notice. "These kids have earned it, they've definitely earned it," said Cody Coll when talking about the Tri-West football team. The...
Tags: Football, Rodeo, Schools, Rodeo Bull Riding, Sports
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Jesse Jackson Jr.'s bipolar diagnosis could help others who suffer
At first, there were whispers. Where was Jesse Jackson Jr.? Was he drying out in rehab? Was he being treated for exhaustion? And soon, whispers grew into partisan shouts. Was the congressman ducking a U.S. House ethics probe into his dealings with...
Tags: Government, Symptoms, Behavioral Conditions, Elections, Jesse Jackson
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We are so blessed... it's July!
Think back, oh, maybe seven months ago. Remember the gray, cloudy skies and cold temperatures? Remember the boots, the snow, the heavy winter coats? Remember winter? Well bunky, it ain’t winter anymore and what a glorious thing that is. I know,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics
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