Regal. That’s what folks would say. Like a queen, sitting on her throne. She sits, silently, in the right-hand corner of room 2139E in the nursing home. Sitting as always in her blue satiny upholstered recliner. She rarely reclines anymore, though, because she hasn’t got the strength to pull the lever to lift the footrest. …
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Investigators dig up clues burned in bomb wreckage Young lives lost in Boston blasts In the world of acts, the urge to help overwhelms Attacks at end of marathon have crossed symbolic line Bystander: I did my duty 6 trauma centers played crucial role No. 1 goal: Find who did it The 'Why not' instead …
If you like to read, this challenge will intrigue you: write a list of the last five books you’ve read. Then consider what your list might mean to someone else. John Warner figures that out in his weekly Chicago Tribune column titled The Biblioracle. From the lists emailed to him, he assesses what the person likes to read—for …
From the Chicago Tribune yesterday: The Rev. John Buchanan retires from Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Sunday was a big day at our church. We're happy for John and his wife Sue. He's prepared us well for his leaving, and we're grateful for his parting message, as quoted in the article above, that reflects the …
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It's time to tell you that my “skip sugar” resolution for the month of December paid off. Three pounds lost. Try it. You may find a little thing—a no candy, cake, pie, or cookie deal—could work for you. However, all is not well. At my yearly physical last week, my doctor told me, even if …
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If you’re a reader and/or a writer, you would love the free, two-day Printers Row Lit Fest, the largest literary event in the Midwest, sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. Read details here. With 200 booksellers, 7 stages, and more than 100 free literary events, I spent an evening scouring the schedule in the Tribune’s insert, …
I was thrilled yesterday (5/30/11) to find an article titled “Jobs in Health Care on the Rise” in the Business section of the Chicago Tribune. In a discussion of the need for more doctors, Christopher J. Gearon notes that more of their jobs are being held by nurse practitioners and physician assistants who also are …
I'm not famous. I've never been on the front page of any newspaper, unless I can count my president's notes years ago on a District 20 newsletter of the Illinois Nursing Association. And I've not had a traumatic history to relate. So how do I promote my book? My promo literature includes something about an …
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