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Pet of the Week: Dec. 24, 2024
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Pet of the Week: Dec. 24, 2024

Ginger Rose, Violet Penelope, and Bibiana are the pets of the week. To submit your pet for Pet of the Week, visit https://www.daily-journal.com/site/forms/online_services/pet_of_the_week/

Pet of the Week: Dec. 18, 2024
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Pet of the Week: Dec. 18, 2024

Mya is the Pet of the Week. To submit your pet for Pet of the Week, visit https://www.daily-journal.com/site/forms/online_services/pet_of_the_week/

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A Taylor-Made Life

A TAYLOR-MADE LIFE: Hello, 2025

A TAYLOR-MADE LIFE: Hello, 2025

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A TAYLOR-MADE LIFE: Hello, 2025

Pet of the week

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Arts & Entertainment

REEL TALK: Top 10 films of 2024

REEL TALK: Top 10 films of 2024

Without further ado, I give you my personal Top 10 Films of 2024. These are films that spoke to me in some way and which I found, in the words of Robert Redford, a good story and told well.

REEL TALK: Mufasa: The Lion King

REEL TALK: Mufasa: The Lion King

The voice actors fit the bill creating their characters, but it is the animation and cinematography that are simply extraordinary.

Local Faces

Local Faces: Jan. 4, 2025
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Local Faces: Jan. 4, 2025

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Food & Drink

To refrigerate or not? 7 kitchen habits that divide home cooks

To refrigerate or not? 7 kitchen habits that divide home cooks

  • Zuzana Paar | Food Drink Life

If you’ve ever done a double take after seeing someone else’s kitchen, you’re not alone. Everyone has their own quirks and unique ways of handling their kitchen that may raise some eyebrows. Find out if you’ve ever debated these divisive opinions among home cooks, from the necessity of dishw…

Catholic Charities adds another option for senior nutrition

  • Phil Angelo For the Daily Journal

Area senior citizens can eat better, while meeting and making friends, through Catholic Charities SeniorDine Program. The program may be largely unknown in the public, but as many as 1,200 seniors in Kankakee County benefit each month.

Home and Health

How to write a living will
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How to write a living will

  • Jim Miller | Savvy Senior

Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to go about writing a living will? I’m approaching age 73 and in poor health and would like to get this done without spending a lot of money. — Need Help

Best pill boxes and medication management tools
Life

Best pill boxes and medication management tools

  • Jim Miller | Savvy Senior

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good pill boxes and medication-reminding devices? I recently started taking several new prescription medications along with some vitamins I normally take and need to get a pill box that helps me organize them. What can you tell me? — Almost 70

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KCC honors

KCC honors

The following area students have been named to the honors list at Kankakee Community College for the fall term. Read moreKCC honors

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