Lifestyle Stories from January 8, 2017 (Change date)
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How to plant an indoor herb gardenJan 16, 2017 5:31 am - Get that freshly picked, summertime flavor in your cuisine - and save money - all winter long by growing your own indoor herb garden. Here are three easy tips to get you...
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Shrubs add color to winter landscapeJan 08, 2017 5:00 am - If your winter garden brings to mind adjectives like stark, bleak and bare, a few woody plants may be needed. Adding evergreens is a quick fix and brings needed color, b...
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Seven best indoor plants for fall and winterJan 16, 2017 5:31 am - The holidays are over and the decorations have come down. But that's not the end of sprucing up your decor with some natural elements. Indoor plants offer the perfect so...
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Electric infloor heating vs. forced air heating systemsJan 08, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We are adding a family room and a bedroom to our house. We are considering electric radiant infloor heating. Is it costly to operate and does it work well with carpet...
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The toys of fall and winterJan 09, 2017 8:56 am - If you got caught without the right equipment for the recent snowfall, or yours gave up its last breath this season, never fear. It's not too late to add equipment to yo...
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Be careful when salting sidewalks around plantsJan 16, 2017 5:31 am - Follow the directions on bags of ice melt when salting slippery areas on walks. Many people apply too much ice melt, which can cause damage to walks and adjacent plants....
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Myths surround Arctic Circle's famed 'doomsday' seed vaultJan 11, 2017 5:20 am - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is not exactly at the North Pole, but it's nearer to it than just about anywhere else, and well inside the Arctic Circle on the Norwegian ...
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Don't go into hibernation this winterJan 10, 2017 5:02 am - With the green season gone, there is still plenty of healthful outdoor work to be done in the brown, cold months — stray leaves to remove, root crops to dig, stray clutt...
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Determine proper solution for water under houseJan 08, 2017 5:00 am - Q. The home I'm buying has a drainage problem under the building. Whenever we have heavy rains, there is standing water several inches deep in the crawl space. The selle...
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Time to ease strict lending standards, group saysJan 08, 2017 5:00 am - It's no secret than lending standards have been tighter since the Great Recession, which started at the hands of loose underwriting rules. But what's the true economic i...