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The long road home
I went back to Chicago on Father's Day, to visit, to check on things, to make repairs, to make connections. A hundred and twenty miles separates me from my roots, but distance on pavement is only the simplest of measures. More than a...
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Chocolate Sobriety
I'm nearly at the halfway point by this morning, and by yesterday afternoon I was about ready to kill for a bag of M&Ms. With a week to go before my daughter's wedding, it's finally crunch time to try to lose that dress size I've been...
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New Years Eve Live Stream
Click to watch live coverage of the ball drop in New York city via Hula.
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Giving thanks for family
It's hard to think that a year ago my mother was waiting to have her right lung removed. We found out in July of '06 that she had a tumor the size of a small orange growing in her lung. Mark and I had been to a Red Sox/D-Rays game the night before and...
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Picture of the Day and Birthdays for June 17
Size does matter. The battle for architectural supremacy in the race to build the world's tallest building.
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Our 2008 Thanksgiving Experience
A few days before Thanksgiving, my husband Bob went to an out-of-town grocery store to buy a fresh turkey. While he was gone, I rearranged things in the refrigerator to make room for the turkey he’d soon be bringing home. As the...
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Dec. 2
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 2, the 337th day of 2008. Five-time Tony Award and three-time Emmy Award winner Julie Harris is 83. Our picture of the day has ignited an Internet controversy.
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Why You Should Never Stop Dreaming
We all kn ow that 41-year-old Dara Torres will be the oldest U.S. Olympic swimmer ever when she hits the water next month in Beijing. But she won't be the oldest member of this year's U.S. team. That honor goes to 58-year-old John Dane.
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My Boyfriend's NOT Back
After Rudy Guiliani cheated on his wife and they divorced, she wrote a best-selling book titled My Boyfriend’s Back. I don’t mean to be a copycat, but I’m kind of, sort of, writing the same book. Mine is titled My Boyfriend’s...
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Can He Do It?
64-year-old adventurer Michael Fournier, a retired French Army officer is ready for his big moment. Fournier has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in a quest to break American Joe Kittinger's 48-year-old record for highest parachute jump.
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Controversial Exhibit Devoted to Oprah Winfrey
Controversial artist Daniel Edwards is at it again -- he just unveiled an exhibit dedicated to the memory of TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey's late dogs. Here's the news release -- we'll let you weigh in!
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My Colonoscopy
While completing my annual fire department physical exam the doctor once again highly recommended I have a colonoscopy performed. They have been scaring me since I turned fifty. I kept putting it off because the idea of have something like a garden hose...
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Protecting kids from dangerous Media addictions
Dangers of Media “Riptides” Positive steps to protect kids from negative media exposure By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Author If you live near an ocean, you know about riptides, which are highly...
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What is the best gift you've ever received and what made it so special?
Each week, Growing Bolder asks top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.














