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Early shoppers brace for rush of Black Friday deals

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Cousins Karen Wilson and Vernita Calbert have proudly sat in the No. 1 or No. 2 lawn chairs outside the 5 a.m. Black Friday opening of Toys R Us or Target for seven years. They head out at midnight or 1 a.m. with necessities in tow: sales coupons, copies of their favorite stores' e-mailed sneak-preview alerts, a store map, lawn chairs, picnic basket and a plan to quickly grab the best door-buster deals.

W. Side kids' requests are humble

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

In the fourth-grade class at Cather Elementary, on the West Side in one of the city's poorest communities, requests to Santa are humble. "I want to be a teacher when I grow up Santa. I want some shoes," pleads 10-year-old Lakarra in her letter to the jolly guy.

Ex-Kiss drummer: breast cancer not just for women

BY WAYNE PARRY — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast. "I thought, 'It's a nodule, I'm a guy, I don't think it's anything more than that,"' he said. "The more I messed with it, the bigger it got and the more it hurt, and that started really scaring me."

Arthritis myth: skip potatoes, tomatoes

BY MEHMET OZ AND MICHAEL ROIZEN — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

I have arthritis, and I read somewhere that I should not eat green peppers, potatoes or tomatoes with this ailment. Then I read an article that said this is a myth. Which is correct?

Loving thy neighbor, even on long flight

BY REBECCA ODEGAARD — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The middle seat is not choice on a long international flight, but it's what I was assigned, and I settled in between two large men.

Put food safety on Thanksgiving menu

BY DOREEN NAGLE — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

With visions of turkey dancing in our collective heads, families across the country are preparing their Thanksgiving Day menus.

Gemini wants to stay friends after romantic fling

BY EUGENIA LAST — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Is it possible for men and women to be friends after having an intimate relationship?

Author urges giving 'entitled' teenagers responsibilities

BY BETH J. HARPAZ — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Is there an ungrateful teenager living in your house?

Bullies not just on playground

BY RANDY DOTINGA — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

It often is assumed that the schoolyard is where bullies go to make other kids miserable, but a new study suggests that classrooms are another popular site.

Log homes open on Morris tour Friday

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Visitors to the Grundy County Corn Festival often have noticed a distinctive log home during the ride out to the country. That log house -- plus a home converted from a barn -- will be among the residences opening for touring on Friday during a housewalk in south suburban Morris.

Ex-Kiss drummer: breast cancer not just for women

BY WAYNE PARRY — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Arthritis myth: skip potatoes, tomatoes

BY MEHMET OZ AND MICHAEL ROIZEN — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

I have arthritis, and I read somewhere that I should not eat green peppers, potatoes or tomatoes with this ailment. Then I read an article that said this is a myth. Which is correct?

Put food safety on Thanksgiving menu

BY DOREEN NAGLE — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

With visions of turkey dancing in our collective heads, families across the country are preparing their Thanksgiving Day menus.

Author urges giving 'entitled' teenagers responsibilities

BY BETH J. HARPAZ — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Is there an ungrateful teenager living in your house?

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

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Loving thy neighbor, even on long flight

BY REBECCA ODEGAARD — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The middle seat is not choice on a long international flight, but it's what I was assigned, and I settled in between two large men.