Education
May 05, 2013, Terri Schlichenmeyer
Six o’clock, right on the nose. That’s when your family sat down for the evening meal when you were a kid, and nobody dared be late. Back then, Dad sat on one end of the table, Mom on the other, and you ate what was put in front of you. These days, though, everything’s changed.
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May 05, 2013, Christina Fitzgerald
As a mom with three little boys, I find myself in complete and utter survival mode. This means that my house is dirtier than I care to admit and I lean on packaged foods when those evening hours are just too chaotic to cook from scratch.
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April 07, 2013
(Submitted by College of DuPage) -- Students and community members are discovering that the new Campus Central has the answers they need to navigate through College of DuPage.
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May 05, 2013, Tara García Mathewson
Most kids get excited about pizza when their parents let them host birthday parties. Chase Dorn always preferred sushi and seaweed. The 15-year-old Conant High School sophomore wants to go into law and work for a Japanese company.
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April 07, 2013
(Illinois News Connection) — Those who think bullying is something children “grow out of” may want to think again. A new study from Duke University found that bullying increases the risk of anxiety and depressive disorders for decades after the incidents.
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May 05, 2013
SPRINGFIELD — Last week, a group of Aurora University leaders and STEM experts from throughout the western suburbs asked the state’s lawmakers and top officials for additional support for a high-tech STEM academy at the university. The group, led by Aurora University President Rebecca L.
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May 05, 2013, Nasreen Stump
There are enough challenges to traveling with kids. Families don’t need sequestration — the across-the-board budget cuts — to complicate things. But it has. And that can mean extra headaches for travellers, especially for those who fly or plan to travel internationally.
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