Lifestyle Stories from January 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Liz Claiborne changing name to Fifth & PacificJan 07, 2012 6:17 am - NEW YORK — Liz Claiborne Inc. is changing its name to Fifth & Pacific Cos. now that the clothing maker has sold its namesake brand and plans to concentrate on its Juicy ...
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Labor camp memories hard to recall for Polish immigrantJan 07, 2012 6:11 am - PAXTON, Ill. — Richard Kostrzewski holds up a zig-zag finger, made crooked by some calamity years ago and can’t remember why it is so. The 86-year-old Polish expatriate ...
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Q&A with Diane von FurstenbergJan 07, 2012 6:06 am - American women probably all owe designer Diane von Furstenberg a thank-you note. After all, she liberated them from boxy suits in the 1970s with her iconic wrap dress, m...
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Industry Insider, Kathy Muno, Prudential American HeritageJan 07, 2012 5:06 am - Kathy Muno, one of the top-selling agents for Prudential American Heritage in Elk Grove Village, brings a unique perspective to her work. She owned a Hallmark store for ...
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Guatemalan town becomes folk-art havenJan 07, 2012 5:00 am - Last spring, I gave a college lecture on my 30-year passion for folk-art collecting. Afterward, a student approached me with a question: Would I ever quit? It seemed lik...
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Coal country sees tourism potential in W.Va.Jan 07, 2012 5:00 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some of the bloodiest and most important moments in the American labor movement happened in the coalfields of southern West Virginia. But most who li...
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Texas Gulf Coast welcomes retirees with open armsJan 07, 2012 5:00 am - ROCKPORT, Texas — Linda Vander Woude spent one winter in Florida — and then headed West. The price of staying in Florida's popular Fort Myers area when her husband's jo...
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Plant flower bulbs right to avoid spring no-showsJan 07, 2012 12:00 am - Flower bulbs are a forgiving bunch. They can be buried upside down, stomped on or ignored, yet most will bloom for several seasons. There are the occasional no-shows, o...
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