LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patty Andrews never served in the military, but she and her singing sisters certainly supported the troops.During World War II, they hawked war bonds, entertained soldiers overseas and boosted morale on the home-front with tunes like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” and “I Can Dream, Can’t I?”Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio, died Wednesday...
Well: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin
Label: HealthMy gray matter might be waning. Then again, it might not be. But I swear that I can feel memories — as I’m making them — slide off a neuron and into a tangle of plaque. I steel myself for those moments to come when I won’t remember what just went into my head.I’m not losing track of my car keys, which is pretty standard in aging minds. Nor have I ever forgotten to turn off the oven after use, common...
Study: 40% of Ill. residents lack sufficient savings
Label: Business A new study finds that 40 percent of Illinoisans don't have enough for a rain day. ...
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Girl who performed at Obama inaugural slain on South Side
Label: World After taking their exams Tuesday, Hadiya Pendleton and a group of others decided to hang out at a park on Tuesday just blocks...
RIM to debut new BlackBerry smartphones in a heavily hyped unveiling
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK, N.Y. – Following several delays and much anticipation, the new BlackBerry smartphones will be unveiled this morning in New York.Research In Motion (TSX:RIM), the company behind the once dominant smartphones, is holding a splashy event in Manhattan to usher in the new devices, which were originally due for release last year.The debut is expected to showcase the device as well as provide key...
Actress Ashley Judd and race car driver Dario Franchitti split
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American actress Ashley Judd and her Scottish race car driver husband Dario Franchitti are ending their marriage after 11 years.The movie star, 44, and the Indianapolis 500 race car driver, 39, married in 2001 and have no children.“We have mutually decided to end our marriage. We’ll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity...
The New Old Age Blog: For Some Caregivers, the Trauma Lingers
Label: HealthRecently, I spoke at length to a physician who seems to have suffered a form of post-traumatic stress after her mother’s final illness.There is little research on this topic, which suggests that it is overlooked or discounted. But several experts acknowledge that psychological trauma of this sort does exist.Barry Jacobs, a clinical psychologist and author of “The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers”...
Former CDW CEO gives Booth $5M gift
Label: Business Retired CDW Chairman and Chief Executive John Edwardson has donated $5 million to the social enterprise initiative at the University...
Jan
29
Butler's 19 points lead Bulls over Bobcats
Label: World To Jimmy Butler, it's simple.Whether he's averaging 45.2 minutes in the five games he started for Luol Deng or playing 31 minutes,...
Animal shelters are real winners of ‘Puppy Bowl’
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the “Puppy Bowl,” it’s always a win for animal shelters.The show provides national exposure to the shelters across the country that provide the puppy athletes and the kittens that star in the halftime show, and introduces viewers to the different breeds and animals that need homes, animal workers say. Many shelters...
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