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Get serious about protecting personal data

The word going around is that hackers have stolen 2.9 billion Social Security numbers, which means everyone. Now it appears all that information, including other personal data, has…

Fight back against fleas

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My apartment has been infested with fleas all summer! I’m so frustrated. My two cats are suffering from hot spots and patchy fur because of the flea bites, and…

Bring birds close to home by gardening

URBANA — People plant gardens for food, flowers, and function, but planting for the birds can be beautiful and beneficial to the environment. What if instead of store-bought bird…

Longtime Harris supporters do victory lap

CHICAGO — On a cold morning in late 2019, state Sen. Mattie Hunter, D-Chicago, boarded a bus bound for Iowa to knock on doors for then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidency. …

The shocking cost of … everything

I was recently asked to complete an anonymous survey about income. The survey would be used to collect information about how many seniors in our area fall into the low-  and moderate-income…

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