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The Southern Illinoisan, General Excell. Winner 2002, IL Press Assoc.

Welcome to the Southern Illinoisan Life section webpage! This weekly feature is a supplement to the Life section of our paper, and is updated every Sunday.

SMOOTH SAILING

Both of you can indulge your special interests while at sea


SMOOTH SAILING: BOTH OF YOU CAN INDULGE YOUR SPECIAL INTERESTS WHILE AT SEA
He wanted to gamble. She wanted to hike. He wanted to snorkel. She wanted to shop.

SMOOTH SAILING: TEN CRUISING CONFLICTS AND COMPROMISES
 

SHIP TO SHORE: GET AWAY TO BIKE, SHOP, SNORKEL
Day trips are a big part of Caribbean cruising. But where to go?

LIFE EVENTS
 

DAVE BARRY: IRRELEVANT THINGS KEY TO THE ELECTION PROCESS
MERRIMACK, N.H. -- There was an unusually exciting campaign event here Saturday night for Sen. John Edwards, who -- to refresh your memory -- is one of the ones with good hair.

TRAVEL TIPS
The Fair Oaks Dairy Adventure has milk and a whole lot more.

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: A YOUNG WOMAN DISCOVERS THAT HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS.
I had just completed graduate school and survived the very painful breakup of a long relationship. I was feeling confident, yet alone and rootless. So, I made the life-changing decision to move from my home in small-town Michigan to a big-city atmosphere in sunny Florida. I was determined to create a new home of my own, discover myself and perhaps find true love in the process.

SENIOR Q & A
Question: What is a reverse mortgage?

SPEEDY NEW CHIPS LURE GAMERS TO HIGH-END PCS
It's almost a perfect time to be shopping for a gaming PC. Computer makers big and small are tailoring selected machines to the tastes of hard-core gamers.

BEYOND DISNEY: THE NEW YORK TIMES' LIST OF TOP CHILDREN'S MOVIES INCLUDES SOME SURPRISES
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," Stanley Kubrick's brilliantly savage satire of the Cold War, seems a strange choice for kids, but a new book lists the black comedy about nuclear war among the top 100 picks for children's movies.

THE TOP 100 MOVIES FOR CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES ESSENTIAL LIBRARY: CHILDREN'S MOVIES" (HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY) FOR CHILDREN AGE 8-12 ARE, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
 

PAWS CORNER
QUESTION: How do I get my dog into a dog show? Can my dog win the first time he enters a show?

JOHN ROSEMOND: ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS SLACKERS OR DEDICATED EDUCATORS?
On the members' side of my Web site at www.rosemond.com, debate simmers over whether today's public school teachers, as a group, are lazy or dedicated and self-sacrificing.



COLUMNISTS

Dave Barry 02/01: IRRELEVANT THINGS KEY TO THE ELECTION PROCESS
01/29: IF ONLY DADS PLANNED BIRTHDAY PARTIES
01/21: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF ART
01/13: TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF BLOWER
01/04: THE BEST GAME BAR NONE -- PETANQUE
12/30: WEARING A BRA IS EASY, WRITING ABOUT IT IS HARD

John Rosemond 02/01: ARE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS SLACKERS OR DEDICATED EDUCATORS?
01/21: TEEN'S USE OF MAKEUP IS OK, BUT KEEP EYE ON IT
01/13: CONSEQUENCES OF BEHAVIOR ARE OFTEN LOST ON TOTS
01/04: LET 5-YEAR-OLD FIX HER OWN PROBLEM
12/30: DON'T BE AFRAID TO DISCIPLINE ADOPTED CHILD


PREVIOUSLY IN LIFE

FEBRUARY 01

» SMOOTH SAILING: BOTH OF YOU CAN INDULGE YOUR SPECIAL INTERESTS WHILE AT SEA
» SMOOTH SAILING: TEN CRUISING CONFLICTS AND COMPROMISES
» SHIP TO SHORE: GET AWAY TO BIKE, SHOP, SNORKEL
» LIFE EVENTS
» TRAVEL TIPS
» CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: A YOUNG WOMAN DISCOVERS THAT HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS.
» SENIOR Q & A
» SPEEDY NEW CHIPS LURE GAMERS TO HIGH-END PCS
» BEYOND DISNEY: THE NEW YORK TIMES' LIST OF TOP CHILDREN'S MOVIES INCLUDES SOME SURPRISES
» THE TOP 100 MOVIES FOR CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES ESSENTIAL LIBRARY: CHILDREN'S MOVIES" (HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY) FOR CHILDREN AGE 8-12 ARE, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
» PAWS CORNER
JANUARY 29
» POOF! OR HOW AN ANNULMENT MAKES A MARRIAGE GO AWAY
» Q & A
» LIFE EVENTS
» CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: AN EMPLOYEE FINDS THE TRUE MEANING OF A WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
» TODDLER LIKES MUNCHING ON DOG FOOD
» NIGHT TERRORS: THIS DISORDER IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING FOR THE SUFFERER AND THE FAMILY
JANUARY 21
» LIFE CALENDAR: JAN. 18 - 24
» THE SKINNY ON SKIVVIES
» UNDERWEAR UNDERCOVER
» THIS IS A TEST, ONLY A TEST, OF THE THONG
» LIFE EVENTS
» TRAVEL TIPS
» CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: A WIFE LEARNS TO APPRECIATE EACH DAY WITH HER HUSBAND.
» SOCIAL SECURITY Q&A;
» NEW STUDY QUESTIONS FAIRY TALES' PREOCCUPATION WITH BEAUTY
» THE 'TALK': START EARLY, BE OPEN WITH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SEX
» LEARNING ABOUT SEX
» PAWS CORNER
JANUARY 13
» LIFE CALENDAR: JANUARY 11 - 17
» BITING SARCASM: EVERYONE JUST LOVES A JOKE WITH A TOUCH OF VENOM
» LIFE EVENTS
» TRAVEL TIPS
» CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: A WOMAN REALIZES THE BLESSING OF HAVING GOOD FRIENDS.
» READ UP FOR FOR BABY
JANUARY 04
» 500 YEARS LATER, NOSTRADAMUS IS STILL KING OF PREDICTIONS

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