http://www.daily-chronicle.comRSS from www.daily-chronicle.comen-usThey didn’t wear buckles on their hats, run after turkeys with blunderbusses. These details were added much later, by children’s book writers.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/12/76614172/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/12/76614172/index.xmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 23:25:55 GMTThe Dean Ornish Program, developed by Dr. Dean Ornish, was the first diet and lifestyle program scientifically proven to reverse heart disease. Ornish is well known in the medical community because of his documented studies that show his diet program can result in an impressive reversal of heart blockage, once thought impossible without surgery or drugs. His first book, “Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease,” published in 1990, has been a longstanding New York Times bestseller. Ornish also has written a best-selling weight loss book called “Eat More, Weigh Less.”http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/08/31/23537549/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/08/31/23537549/index.xmlMon, 31 Aug 2009 16:52:06 GMTSchrader: We took our annual trek to California this month and did a double take.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/20/81206659/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/20/81206659/index.xmlTue, 21 Jul 2009 01:31:17 GMTSometimes, when I’m asked why Jesus would urge his disciples to become as “wise as serpents, as innocent as doves” (Matthew 16:10), I’ve thought of people who have twisted the truth to save others from harm. I’ve thought of secretive figures who have somehow managed to serve some higher good, whether or not they claimed to be religious, unselfish or brave.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/16/87312558/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/16/87312558/index.xmlThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:46:03 GMTIt’s funny how time and distance can sometimes give you a BIG dose of perspective. Blogging is a lot like therapy. It’s an odd sort of marriage: You’re both the patient seeking guidance and solace, and you’re the therapist who claims to have all the answers and always has a tissue for you. I’ve always worn my emotions on my sleeve, but I’ve never really showed that whole sleeve to the world.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/13/14365401/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/13/14365401/index.xmlMon, 13 Jul 2009 17:28:23 GMTA man once said, “This land is your land. This land is my land. From California to the New York islands.”http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/13/98347897/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/13/98347897/index.xmlMon, 13 Jul 2009 17:25:39 GMTGarage sale season in the Midwest went into full swing last month and veteran shoppers for “treasures and trivia” who circle the block at 7:30 a.m. waiting for that garage door to roll open, looking for that bargain or “Antique Roadshow” find, are out in droves.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/01/10148149/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/01/10148149/index.xmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:51:18 GMTYou know you’re old (or at least not young anymore) when the cousins you still picture as bouncy babies graduate, not the eighth grade, but high school. It’s sadly happened to me twice now: My cousin, Alex, threw off his cap last year, and I was decked out in my Hawaiian best (at the request of the graduate) last weekend for my cousin Lindsay’s big send-off into the big wide world. http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/29/69266604/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/29/69266604/index.xmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 14:29:25 GMTMy father taught me two very important lessons about life: When in doubt, always use a conversion factor, and see to it that you live a life free of regret, both in actions and in words.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/23/94494804/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/23/94494804/index.xmlTue, 23 Jun 2009 16:40:21 GMTHe maintains a daily routine, making the rounds to coffee breaks between his favorite hangouts in Sandwich and Somonauk. Six days a week he plans his route so he always gets to socialize with the crew at Jim’s Automotive shop in Somonauk and the guys in the shop at the Sandwich fairgrounds.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/09/26778383/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/09/26778383/index.xmlTue, 09 Jun 2009 17:23:45 GMTEditor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series devoted to bringing out your inner child this summer. Why? Because summer deserves more than one column.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/02/18693880/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/06/02/18693880/index.xmlTue, 02 Jun 2009 17:06:09 GMTIt’s that time of year again. The weather has finally begun warming up the Midwest, backyard pools are slowly opening and summer is so close you can taste it. All of these signs point to one thing for high school seniors: graduation. http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/59104822/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/59104822/index.xmlWed, 27 May 2009 00:04:47 GMTBecause it’s where a significant amount of our tax dollars are going, the variety of bailouts, programs and initiatives are a big topic around water coolers these days. I’d like to talk about one of the parts of these plans. Specifically, I’d like to talk about energy.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/47518437/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/47518437/index.xmlTue, 26 May 2009 23:47:14 GMTI don’t need a calendar to tell me it’s Memorial Day tomorrow. I’ve got my mom and some good-old charcoal to let me know it’s time to give a bow of thanks and salute the men and women who proudly serve in our nation’s fine military. http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/48716740/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/48716740/index.xmlTue, 26 May 2009 17:11:27 GMTIt seems appropriate on the day after Memorial Day to write about cemeteries, since many of us spent time placing flowers or artificial arrangements on the graves of loved ones over the past few days.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/34858508/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/26/34858508/index.xmlTue, 26 May 2009 16:50:52 GMTOnly by accident did I ever hear about “climbing boys.” Writing a term paper I can’t remember, I found a pamphlet at Northern Illinois University’s Founders Memorial Library: “Facts Relative to the State of Children Who Are Employed by Chimney Sweepers as Climbing Boys; with Observations and Outlines of a Plan for the Amelioration of their Condition.” http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/22/46042259/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/22/46042259/index.xmlFri, 22 May 2009 22:20:15 GMTLast Monday, the space shuttle Atlantis launched for the last time. The crew’s mission included repairs on the Hubble telescope, and presumably a few other things before returning to Earth. When they get back, the shuttle program is being shelved permanently. When the crew gets back this week, the space shuttle program will be no more.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/88913814/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/88913814/index.xmlTue, 19 May 2009 23:26:41 GMTI am not a complainer. I actually like to think of myself as an upbeat person despite whatever circumstances I happen to find myself in. I don’t really see the point in throwing pity parties or wasting time being angry. The way I see it, if a situation is upsetting, there’s not really much point in making it worse with a bad attitude. The options, as I have always seen them, are to either cry in a corner or pick yourself up and move on.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/03621010/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/03621010/index.xmlTue, 19 May 2009 23:02:15 GMTLiberty and victory gardens have come and gone as a part of an American tradition associated with two world wars and difficult economic times. Today, Americans are again facing a depressed economy, war and questions about the safety, source, cost, flavor and freshness of their food. Thus, as history repeats itself, out come the tools for planting a vegetable garden.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/33395929/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/33395929/index.xmlTue, 19 May 2009 18:51:27 GMTThe whole trend started way back in the ’90s with a cute little innocent monkey and a movie called “Outbreak.” It didn’t seem all that alarming then, but most things never seem like that in the beginning. We were about to ski down a very, very slippery slope. Next, a mosquito massacre with the threats of West Nile. Then it was the bird backlash with the avian flu. http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/28665260/index.xmlhttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/05/19/28665260/index.xmlTue, 19 May 2009 18:46:00 GMT