Lifestyle Stories from September 22, 2013 (Change date)
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‘Concierge medicine’ quick but not cheapSep 23, 2013 7:47 am - Dr. Jack Padour was burning out. The Ventura, Calif., internal medicine doctor faced falling reimbursement rates and rising overhead. The only way to maintain his earnin...
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Butterball Turkey Talk Line to have 1st male spokesmanSep 23, 2013 7:21 am - NEW YORK — This year if you call Butterball’s Turkey Talk Line for some cooking advice, you might get a male voice on the line. For the first time, Butterball is enlisti...
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Boundaries, who needs them? This family doesSep 22, 2013 6:15 am - By Carolyn Hax Q. I think I overstepped the in-law boundary. My loving wife has a younger brother who lives near us. Brother is in his mid-30s, but still lives at home w...
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Does her acting debut mark new chapter for Pink?Sep 23, 2013 6:19 am - LOS ANGELES — Alecia Moore, better known as Grammy-winning singer Pink, makes her acting debut in “Thanks for Sharing.” But the 34-year-old isn’t pursuing other roles. S...
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Emmy-nominated ‘Downton’ gives Logan career roleSep 22, 2013 10:58 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — On the brink of the fourth-series premiere of “Downton Abbey,” Phyllis Logan is still laughing about the French windows. The Scottish actress por...
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Jack Johnson is back, more mellow than everSep 22, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Want to hear the sound of pure contentment? Pop on the new Jack Johnson record. If you thought the Hawaiian folk-rock singer was ultramellow before, w...
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Overnight float trips outside Las Vegas worth the gambleSep 23, 2013 6:21 am - BOULDER CITY, Nev. — It's easy to trade the wild ways of Las Vegas for the wilds of the nearby Colorado River: All it takes is a call to a boating outfitter and a federa...
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Sunday picks: Roll into Motoring at the Museum car showSep 23, 2013 5:38 am - Plein air autos Feast your eyes on classic cars in the Motoring at the Museum car show, while painters take part in the Plein Air Art gathering on Sunday at the Ar...
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James Spader as a turncoat criminal mastermindSep 23, 2013 6:14 am - NEW YORK — At first glance, “The Blacklist” bears an obvious resemblance to “The Silence of the Lambs.” Here’s a brilliant, twisted captive playing cat-and-mouse with a ...
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Hospitals emerge as powerful sellers of health careSep 23, 2013 2:40 pm - As community groups, brokers and insurers prepare to recruit people for enrollment in medical plans that go on sale in October under the health law, nobody has a bigger ...