Lifestyle Stories from September 21, 2013 (Change date)
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Green paint aside, these old chairs are quite niceSep 22, 2013 6:57 am - Q. This chair belonged to my grandmother, who was born in 1893. I remember seeing it in her house since the 1960s. There are actually two chairs, and I think someone tri...
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Listing of the weekSep 21, 2013 12:40 am - This magnificent brick, stone and stucco home with a cedar-shake roof in the Braymore Hills of Inverness subdivision was built using the most modern methods of construct...
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Condo boards must follow theses rules in budget preparationSep 22, 2013 6:42 am - It’s budget preparation and adoption time for many condominium boards and homeowner associations. Here are some questions and answers that should help get through the pr...
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In many cases, an appraisal before listing is unnecessarySep 21, 2013 12:30 am - Q. Our development has townhouses and patio homes. Some have added porches. My question: Is it wise to have a bank appraisal before putting one’s home on the market? A. ...
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Is the “too big to fail” problem too big to solve?Sep 22, 2013 6:42 am - There seems to be almost universal consensus that using public funds to protect large institutions from failure, commonly called “bailout,” is bad policy. There is nothi...
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Suburban home sales up 28 percent in AugustSep 22, 2013 6:42 am - Sales of single-family, detached homes in suburban Chicago increased 28 percent in August compared with the same period a year ago, according to statistics released by t...
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Front porches make a huge comeback in the MidwestSep 22, 2013 6:57 am - Sara Maves says few days go by without her meeting someone new in her neighborhood, thanks to the time she spends on her front porch in Chanhassen, Minn. “Sometimes it’s...
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A question about crawl space foundation ventsSep 21, 2013 12:00 am - Q. My house has four crawl space foundation vents that have flaps that can be opened or closed. The furnace people said to keep the vents closed all the time to prevent ...
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