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It may be cliche, but the approaching brand new year seems like an opportune time to make changes in your life you may have been wanting to make for a while. Do you have a New Year's...

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Today marks the first day of 2013. And with that comes resolutions, or a clean slate, to start over and achieve something you didn't the previous year. For many, losing weight is a t...

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New Year's Eve has long been a day for reconciling the previous year, writing resolutions for a fresh start and ringing in midnight with the Times Square ball dropping and a glass of cham...

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The slogan “Don’t Drink and Drive” can become trite until you consider the numbers. Numbers like the 258 lives lost in Illinois in drunk driving crashes in 2012. It is one of the sta...

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It all started when my daughter found out animal shelters allow people to foster a pet-- without having to permanently adopt it. After she pleaded, and I made her sign a contract tha...