Lifestyle Stories from September 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Sho-deen adds custom building to home mixSep 08, 2012 5:30 am - Kent Shodeen and his son, Craig, have long been known for thinking big thoughts and planning big projects. Their company, Sho-Deen Inc., has developed a diversified real...
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Web puts out the word on missing petsSep 08, 2012 5:18 am - LOS ANGELES — More owners are reporting lost or stolen pets, but the online nation is coming to the rescue. The number of dogs being stolen in the United States has gone...
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Urban voters angry over silence on gun crimeSep 08, 2012 5:07 am - PHILADELPHIA — In a tough Philadelphia neighborhood where an off-duty police officer was shot to death last month, a mother is afraid to walk to the corner store with he...
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Voyager on the edge of solar systemSep 08, 2012 5:02 am - PASADENA, Calif. — Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars. Sooner or later, the workhorse spacecraft will bid adieu to the solar sys...
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Play with light to get the basement of your dreamsSep 08, 2012 5:00 am - It’s easy to find advice on decorating nearly every inch of your home. Kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, baths — even mudrooms and closets get attention. But the lowly b...
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Rearranging your accessoriesSep 08, 2012 5:00 am - Sometimes just rearranging the things we already own can make a big change in our homes. Let’s explore how to display accessories in ways that perhaps we didn’t think of...
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Is lump sum reverse mortgage the right loan for seniors?Sep 08, 2012 4:34 am - FHA-insured reverse mortgages, also called home equity conversion mortgages, or HECMs, allow seniors to withdraw cash from their home equity while retaining the right to...
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Associations may be liable for criminal lossesSep 08, 2012 4:24 am - Q. The lock on the common front door of multiunit building is broken. I reported this to the association several weeks ago; however, the lock has not been fixed. Since I...
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Vent boot can protect roof with damaged flashingSep 08, 2012 1:00 am - Q. I was looking at my roof and I noticed a dark streak where two roofs meet and form a valley. I had a contractor friend check the shingles and he said I had a couple o...
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Focal points enhance the beauty of a landscapeSep 08, 2012 1:00 am - Many landscapes are lovely in your neighborhood, but there is one that stands above the rest. Everything seems just right as you move through the space. A beckoning benc...
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